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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 575 examples of the Dutch word for "it" being used:
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It went like that the first day, and later it got worse and worse. Zo ging het de eerste dag, en later werd het al erger en erger.
Now it ran away and flew over the fence. Nu liep het weg en vloog over de schutting.
They’re my grandma’s dentures. Het is het kunstgebit van mijn oma.
It seems as though we have a mole in our midst. Het schijnt dat we een mol in ons midden hebben.
it will be especially beneficial to get out again het zal vooral deugd doen om weer buiten te komen
I don’t think that’s a good investment. Ik denk niet dat het een goede investering is.
It started raining around midnight. Omstreeks middernacht begon het te regenen.
This river is dangerous to swim in. Het is gevaarlijk om in deze rivier te zwemmen.
It was 10 years ago that I started playing chess. Het is 10 jaar geleden dat ik schaak begon te spelen.
It was expensive; nevertheless, we bought the painting. Het was duur; niettemin kochten we het schilderij.

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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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