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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 460 examples of the Dutch word for "it" being used:
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It is a cartilage, a flexible, elastic tissue. Het is kraakbeen, een elastisch, buigzaam weefsel.
You cannot make a silk purse from a sow’s ear. Al draagt een aap een gouden ring, het is en blijft een lelijk ding.
Oh, it could not forget those beautiful, happy birds O, het kon die mooie, gelukkige vogels niet vergeten
it was overwhelmed with happiness, and yet not at all proud het was overgelukkig, maar volstrekt niet trots
I forgot that today was Tom’s birthday. Ik was vergeten dat het Tom zijn verjaardag was vandaag.
it tells you most probably nothing het zegt u hoogstwaarschijnlijk niets
Here it lay all night; it was tired and sad. Hier lag het de gehele nacht; het was vermoeid en verdrietig.
The distraction makes it difficult to focus. De afleiding maakt het moeilijk te focussen.
That’s how it arrived at the great swamp, where the wild ducks lived. Zo kwam het aan het grote moeras, waar de wilde eenden woonden.
it went in at the toes of her shoes and went out again at the heels het liep er bij de neuzen van haar schoenen in en bij de hakken weer uit

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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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