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"it" in Dutch

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The Dutch translation for “it” is het.

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the (neutral) het

Examples of "it" in use

There are 460 examples of the Dutch word for "it" being used:
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It saved me. Het heeft me gered.
It defies all logic. Het tart alle logica.
It froze so hard that the ice in the water crackled Het vroor, dat het kraakte
It’s artificial. Het is kunstmatig.
it wasn’t serious het was geen serieuze
It’s an emergency. Het is een noodgeval.
“That’s not possible,“ said the duckling’s mother; “It is not beautiful, but it has a good heart and swims just as good as the others, yes, I must say, even better. “Dat gaat immers niet,” zei de moeder van het eendje; “het is wel niet mooi, maar het heeft een goed hart en zwemt even flink als al de anderen, ja, ik moet zeggen, nog beter.
It’s because we’re in a hurry. Het is omdat we haast hebben.
Is it accessible? Is het toegankelijk?
It’s not that noticeable. Het is niet zo opvallend.

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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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