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"it" in Dutch

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The Dutch translation for “it” is het.

Pronounced the same

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the (neutral) het

Examples of "it" in use

There are 578 examples of the Dutch word for "it" being used:
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It was cold, freezing cold. Het was koud, snerpend koud.
Let’s try it. Laten we het proberen.
It is midnight Het is middernacht
We have to keep it going now. We moeten het nu gaande houden.
How much does it cost to get to Brussels? Wat kost het om naar Brussel te gaan?
I think it will be powerful Ik denk, dat het wel krachtig zal worden
If today is Tuesday, tomorrow is Wednesday. Als het vandaag dinsdag is, is het morgen woensdag.
If today is Thursday, tomorrow is Friday. Als het vandaag donderdag is, is het morgen vrijdag.
If today is Wednesday, tomorrow is Thursday. Als het vandaag woensdag is, is het morgen donderdag.
It started raining around midnight. Omstreeks middernacht begon het te regenen.

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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 it’s nearby here.,
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.,
Are you busy?,
Are you going to show me?,
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.
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