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"himself" in Dutch

zich
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The Dutch translation for “himself” is zich.

Pronounced the same

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herself zich
itself zich
themselves zich

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himself zichzelf

Examples of "himself" in use

There are 75 examples of the Dutch word for "himself" being used:
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He must be aware of the danger. Hij moet zich bewust zijn van het gevaar.
He felt somewhat disappointed by the outcome. Hij voelde zich enigszins teleurgesteld door het resultaat.
They worked hard to improve the presentation. Zij hebben zich uit de naad gewerkt om de presentatie te verbeteren.
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 en zodra deze niet meer te zien waren, dook het onder tot op de grond en toen het weer boven kwam, was het als buiten zich zelf
to turn oneself zich wenden
Tom never has a pencil with him. Tom heeft nooit een potlood bij zich.
The poor duckling did not know what to do Het arme eendje wist niet, hoe het zich zou wenden of keren
How the fire burned, and spread such a delightful warmth! Wat brandde het vuur daarin, welk een heerlijke warmte gaf het van zich!
and then he began to feel such a great longing for a swim on the water, that he could not help telling the hen. het kreeg zulk een lust om in het water te zwemmen, dat het zich niet kon weerhouden, dit tegen de kip te zeggen.
asks oneself questions stelt zich vragen

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"himself" Practice (70)
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Lesson words
himself,
to be located,
to dress oneself,
to turn oneself
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A chirp was heard, and all the animals of the eggs came alive and stuck their heads out of the egg shells.,
A great hunt was held; the hunters lay around the swamp; yes, some sat up in the branches of the trees, which stretched far over the reed.,
A poll showed that 79% felt themselves hampered in their right to vote.,
A single match would do her good, if she would dare to take one from a box, strike it against the wall to warm her fingers.,
A squirrel hid among the branches.,
Also in our country, especially the coastal municipalities braced themselves last night and today.,
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 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 the duckling sat in a corner, feeling very low spirited,
And the tomcat, whom she called her son, could arch his back and purr; he even gave sparks, but then one had to stroke his hair the wrong direction.,
And then another bang was heard.,
and then he began to feel such a great longing for a swim on the water, that he could not help telling the hen.,
asks oneself questions,
Attention is the cognitive process of selectively targeting one aspect of the environment, while other aspects are ignored.,
Even the elder tree bent down its bows into the water, and the sun shone warm and lovely!,
for the players to register,
Gert has always pushed away from himself the business side.,
Gert is mainly concerned with the creative process.,
He acted very arrogantly during the conversation.
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