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"they" in Dutch

zij
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Summary

The Dutch translation for “they” is zij.

Pronounced the same

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she (short form) ze
you (formal) u
them (indirect object) hun
them ze
you ge

Examples of "they" in use

There are 57 examples of the Dutch word for "they" being used:
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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 maar het eendje dacht, dat zij hem kwaad wilden doen en vloog in zijn angst juist in het melkvat, zodat de melk overal in de kamer rondspatte
They are cousins. Zij zijn neven.
They uttered a strange noise, spread their beautiful, long wings and flew away from those cold regions to warmer countries Zij lieten een eigenaardig geluid horen, spreidden hun prachtige, lange vleugels uit en trokken uit de koude streken naar warmere landen
They’re waiting. Zij wachten.
they had only the roof to cover them, through which the wind was howling, although the largest holes had been plugged with straw and rags. boven zich hadden zij slechts het dak, waardoor de wind heenfloot, al mochten de grootste reten ook met stro en lompen dichtgestopt zijn.
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. Daarbij kreeg zij zelden bezoek, want de andere eenden zwommen liever in de gracht rond, dan dat zij eens uit het water kwamen om met haar te praten.
when they were leaving toen zij weggingen
They demanded compensation. Zij eisten een vergoeding.
They walked over the heath. Zij wandelden over de heide.
They felt treated respectfully. Zij voelden zich respectvol bejegend.

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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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