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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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to interfere with zich bemoeien met
to subscribe to zich abonneren op
he felt behind him hij tastte achter zich
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. Één enkel lucifertje zou haar wel goed doen, als zij er maar één uit een doosje durfde nemen, dit tegen den muur afstrijken en zich de vingers daaraan warmen.
Tom showered and shaved. Tom douchte en schoor zich.
He bent forward eagerly. Hij boog zich gretig voorover.
He felt worse than ever. Hij voelde zich rotter dan ooit.
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. En de kater, die zij haar zoontje noemde, kon een hoge rug zetten en spinnen; hij gaf zelfs vonken van zich, maar dan moest men zijn haar de verkeerde kant opstrijken.
He felt a little shaky. Hij voelde zich een beetje beverig.
He whirled himself in the water like a wheel, stretched out his neck towards the swans, and uttered such a loud and strange scream that it frightened himself. Het draaide zich als een tol in het water rond, strekte zijn kop hoog in de lucht naar de zwanen uit en gaf zulk een luide en zonderlinge schreeuw, dat het er zelf van schrikte

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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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