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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

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There are 460 examples of the Dutch word for "it" being used:
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His arrogant behaviour made it difficult to collaborate with him. Zijn verwaand gedrag maakte het moeilijk om met hem samen te werken.
“Well there, how are you?” an old duck asked, who came to visit her. “Wel zo, hoe gaat het?” vroeg een oude eend, die haar eens een bezoek kwam brengen.
There were enough princesses; but he could not find out if they were real princesses. Prinsessen waren er genoeg; maar of het echte prinsessen waren, kon hij niet te weten komen.
It was impossible to find a laptop with the two connections. Het was onmogelijk om een laptop met de twee aansluitingen te vinden.
Lights were shining from every window, and there was a savoury smell of roast goose. Al de ramen waren helder verlicht, en het rook heerlijk naar ganzengebraad.
“Piff! Paff!” it sounded again, and now whole flocks of wild geese were flying out of the reeds. “Piefpafpoef!” klonk het weer, en nu vlogen er gehele scharen wilde ganzen uit het riet op.
The woman clapped her hands together, which made him fly first into the butter churn, and then into the meal-tub De vrouw sloeg de handen in elkaar, waarop het eerst in het botervat en toen in de meelton vloog
It shone towards the little girl, as if she was sitting at a large iron stove. Het scheen het kleine meisje werkelijk toe, alsof zij bij een grote, ijzeren kachel zat.
I don’t mind your groping in the dark for a solution, but I wish you’d come to a decision. Het maakt mij niet uit dat je in het donker tast naar een oplossing, maar ik zou willen dat je tot een besluit zou komen.
it gave light, and where it shone against the wall, it went as transparent as a veil het gaf licht, en waar het schijnsel op den muur viel, werd deze doorzichtig als een sluier

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After midnight, it will be dry in most places.,
After saying this, she grabbed it and stroked its feathers smooth.,
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.,
As they climbed higher and higher in the air, the ugly little duckling felt wonderfully weary,
At last he became exhausted, and lay still and helpless, frozen fast in the ice.,
Believe me, it is a turkey egg!,
but he felt something towards them as he had never felt for anything else,
But if you insist upon being easy on yourself, life is going to be very hard on you.,
but it is where I was born,
But what did it see now in the clear water?,
but with every night, the space on which he swam became smaller and smaller,
But you are uncontrollable, and it is anything but enjoyable to spend time with you,
Could it perhaps be a turkey chick?,
Do you get it?,
Do you know how long the trip takes?
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