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"it" in Dutch

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Summary

The Dutch translation for “it” is het.

Pronounced the same

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the (neutral) het

Examples of "it" in use

There are 573 examples of the Dutch word for "it" being used:
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I do not believe it. Ik geloof het niet.
It’s a quarter past one. Het is kwart over één.
It’s freezing cold. Het is ijskoud
Ask anyone. Vraag het eender wie.
I don’t understand. Ik begrijp het niet.
It’s quarter past eight. Het is kwart over acht.
I forgot. Ik ben het vergeten.
It could be anyone. Het kan eender wie zijn.
It is twenty-five to two. Het is vijf over half twee.
No, I don’t understand. Nee, ik begrijp het niet.

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"it" Practice (498)
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-ing (indicates continuous tense),
it,
it (abbreviation)
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After midnight, it will be dry in most places.,
After saying this, she grabbed it and stroked its feathers smooth.,
Agreed, as long as the wind doesn’t start blowing.,
All the windows were brightly lit, and it smelled wonderfully of goose roast; because it was New Years Eve.,
Although he had no experience, he did well.,
Although it rained, we went outside.,
Am I wrong?,
and as soon as they were out of his sight, he dived under the water until the bottom, and when he rose again he was almost beside himself with excitement,
and before he well knew how it had happened, he found himself in a large garden, in which fragrant elders bent their long green branches down to the water,
And immediately an old duck flew to the poor beast and bit it in the neck.,
And so it stayed motionless, while the hail whirled through the reeds and one shot after another banged,
And the matches were glowing so bright, brighter than at noon-day.,
and then he began to feel such a great longing for a swim on the water, that he could not help telling the hen.,
Around noon, it started to rain.,
As they climbed higher and higher in the air, the ugly little duckling felt wonderfully weary,
Ask anyone.,
At first the job looked good to him, but later it became tiresome.,
At first, Tom thought French was difficult, but now he thinks it’s easy.,
At last he became exhausted, and lay still and helpless, frozen fast in the ice.,
Believe me, it is a turkey egg!
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