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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 467 examples of the Dutch word for "it" being used:
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One evening a strong thunderstorm came; there was thunder and lighting, the rain was pouring down, it was terrible weather! Op zekeren avond kwam er een geducht onweer opzetten; het lichtte en donderde, de regen viel bij stroomen neer, het was een verschrikkelijk weer!
Hi! How are you? Hoi, hoe gaat het?
it takes some getting used to het is wennen
In the middle of this there was a duck in her nest, who had to hatch her young; but it almost bored her, it took so long, before the ducklings hatched. Te midden hiervan zat in haar nest een eend, die haar jongen moest uitbroeden; maar het begon haar bijna te vervelen, zo lang duurde het, eer de jongen uitkwamen.
It shatters to pieces. Het spat uit elkaar.
It’s a no-brainer. Het is een makkie.
It turned its head to put it under his wings; but at the same moment there was a terribly big dog close to the duckling. Het draaide zijn kop om, om hem onder de vleugels te steken; maar op hetzelfde ogenblik stond er een vreselijk grote hond dicht bij het eendje.
It may snow. Het kan sneeuwen.
I put it together. Ik steek het in elkaar.
sounds certainly klinkt het stellig

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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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