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"it" in Dutch

het
It. The Dutch for "it" is "het".
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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 578 examples of the Dutch word for "it" being used:
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It was an awkward silence. Het was een ongemakkelijke stilte.
It was uncomfortably quiet in the room. Het was onbehaaglijk stil in de kamer.
It’s disgusting how he treats people. Het is walgelijk hoe hij mensen behandelt.
They sold it as a set, not separately. Ze verkochten het als een stel, niet apart.
It can be confusing for the user. Het kan voor de gebruiker verwarrend zijn.
It’s becoming more and more popular. Het is steeds populairder aan het worden.
First later on the day it became quiet; but the poor duckling did not dare to get up yet; it waited several hours more, before it turned around, and then it rushed out of the swamp as fast as it could. Eerst laat op de dag werd het stil; maar het arme eendje durfde nog niet opstaan; het wachtte nog verscheidene uren, voordat het omkeek, en toen snelde het uit het moeras weg, zo vlug als het maar kon.
It went from pride to sadness in one day. Het ging van fierheid naar verdriet op een dag.
I do not know whether to accept or to refuse. Ik weet niet of ik het zou aanvaarden of afwijzen.
I like to solve problems. Ik vind het leuk om problemen op te lossen.

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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 was raining, 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 it’s nearby here.,
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.,
Are you busy?,
Are you going to show me?,
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.
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