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"to be" in Dutch

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Summary

The Dutch translation for “to be” is zijn.

Pronounced the same

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Examples of "to be" in use

There are 81 examples of the Dutch word for "to be" being used:
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We have to leave now if we want to get home before dark. Wanneer we voor het donker thuis willen zijn, dan moeten we nu op pad gaan.
to be crazy about gek zijn op
to agree on akkoord zijn op
to be in shape in vorm zijn
It could be anyone. Het kan eender wie zijn.
It could be any one of us. Het kan eender wie van ons zijn.
It won’t be easy for you. Het zal niet gemakkelijk zijn voor jou.
If you will be hard on yourself, life will be easy on you. Als je hard voor jezelf bent, zal het leven gemakkelijk voor je zijn.
You can’t be afraid to fail. U kunt niet bang zijn om te falen.
The assignments must be completed by the end of the week. De opdrachten moeten voor het einde van de week klaar zijn.

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Although the Netherlands and Germany are very similar, the differences are also very significant.,
Banking does not have to be difficult and time-consuming.,
be jealous of,
But if you insist upon being easy on yourself, life is going to be very hard on you.,
But to tell all the distress and misery the duckling had to endure in that harsh winter would be too dire.,
Children should always be supervised at the pool to prevent drowning.,
Could it perhaps be a turkey chick?,
He already would have been happy if the ducks would have accepted him around them,
He must be aware of the danger.,
I can’t agree with you.,
I don’t know if this will be enough.,
I want to be a cat.,
I want to be here.,
I would be grateful if you could do that for me.,
If you will be hard on yourself, life will be easy on you.,
It can be confusing for the user.,
It could be any one of us.,
It could be anyone.,
It won’t be easy for you.,
It would be premature to set a date for the wedding right now.
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