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"they" in Dutch

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Summary

The Dutch translation for “they” is zij.

Pronounced the same

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 Englishshe (short form) Dutchze Learn
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 Englishyou (formal) Dutchu Learn
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 Englishthem (indirect object) Dutchhun Learn
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 Englishthem Dutchze Learn
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 Englishyou Dutchge Learn

Examples of "they" in use

There are 57 examples of the Dutch word for "they" being used:
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 EnglishThey all look exactly like their father; but that rascal doesn’t even come to visit me. DutchZij lijken allemaal precies op hun vader; maar die ondeugd komt mij niet eens bezoeken. Learn
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 EnglishAre they hiding something? DutchVerbergen zij iets? Learn
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 EnglishThey are hiding. DutchZij verbergen zich. Learn
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 EnglishThey’re traitors. DutchZij zijn verraders. Learn
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 EnglishDo they never drink alcohol? DutchDrinken zij nooit alcohol? Learn
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 EnglishThey laughed and screamed. DutchZij lachten en schreeuwden. Learn
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 EnglishThey were treated rudely. DutchZij werden onbeleefd bejegend. Learn
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 EnglishThey must endure a setback. DutchZij moeten een tegenslag verduren. Learn
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 EnglishThey are trying to drive a wedge between you and us. DutchZij proberen een wig tussen u en ons te drijven. Learn
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 Englishand up there, there was no cold, nor hunger, nor fear, they would be with God Dutchen daar boven was noch koude, noch honger, noch angst, zij waren bij God Learn

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"they" Practice (42)
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And now all the little ducks hurried, as much as they could, and they emerged from the eggs and looked everywhere under the green leaves; and the mother let them look, as much as they wanted; because green is good for the eyes.,
And so they were as good as home.,
And that is what they did; but the other ducks around looked at them and said to each other:,
and up there, there was no cold, nor hunger, nor fear, they would be with God,
As they climbed higher and higher in the air, the ugly little duckling felt wonderfully weary,
but the duckling thought they would harm him; and in his fear he flew into the milk pail, so the milk was splashed all over the room,
But they will kill me, because I, who am so ugly, dare to approach them,
Do they never drink alcohol?,
for they believed themselves to be half the world, and the better half too.,
I know that they serve God with great devotion.,
It lay there for two whole days; then two wild geese or, rather said, gannets came to him; it was not that long ago that they hatched from the egg, and that is why they were so overconfident.,
It were very large slippers, which only her mother had worn so far, that’s how big they were.,
Now the tomcat was the master of the house, and the hen was mistress, and they always said, “We and the world,”,
Now they realized that she was a real princess, because she had felt the pea through the twenty mattresses and twenty feather-down quilts.,
She rarely got visitors, because the other ducks preferred to swim in the canal, than to come out of the water to talk to her.,
The poor animal did not know what these birds were called nor where they were flying to,
the wind tore them off, so they danced around, and up in the air it was ice cold,
Their legs went by themselves, and they were all in the water; even the ugly, greyish duckling swam along.,
They all look exactly like their father; but that rascal doesn’t even come to visit me.,
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