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"to be" in Dutch

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The Dutch translation for “to be” is zijn.

Pronounced the same

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Examples of "to be" in use

There are 83 examples of the Dutch word for "to be" being used:
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Could it perhaps be a turkey chick? Zou het misschien een kalkoens kuikentje zijn?
The spreading out can also be beneficial to the traffic congestion. De spreiding kan ook gunstig zijn voor de fileproblematiek.
the residual value may no longer be that high de restwaarde mogelijk niet meer zo hoog gaat zijn
Banking does not have to be difficult and time-consuming. Bankieren hoeft niet lastig en tijdrovend te zijn.
It’ll be difficult to glue the two pieces together. Het zal moeilijk zijn om de twee stukken aan elkaar te lijmen.
No one else could be so sensitive than a true princess. Zo fijngevoelig kon niemand anders zijn dan een echte prinses.
The unions stress that they are not against competition, “but against unfair competition” De bonden benadrukken niet tegen concurrentie te zijn, “maar wel tegen valse concurrentie”.
Line twelve only comes in half an hour, but line five should be here in three minutes. Lijn twaalf komt pas over een half uur, maar lijn vijf zou hier over drie minuten moeten zijn.
Poverty is no hindrance to anyone who can be of use to the state, however low his prestige. Armoede is voor niemand die de staat van nut kan zijn een beletsel, hoe gering zijn aanzien ook is.
But if you insist upon being easy on yourself, life is going to be very hard on you. Maar als je erop staat om het jezelf gemakkelijk te maken, zal het leven heel moeilijk voor je 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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