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"his" in Dutch

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The Dutch translation for “his” is zijn.

Pronounced the same

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are (plural) zijn
to be zijn
its zijn

Examples of "his" in use

There are 276 examples of the Dutch word for "his" being used:
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because the arrow had hit a tendon in his neck want de pijl had een pees in zijn hals getroffen
His thrilling performance touched us deeply. Zijn zinderend optreden raakte ons diep.
It was summer, the corn was ripe, the hay stood on the green pastures and the stork was walking on its long, red legs and talking Egyptian; because he had learned this language from his mother. Het was zomer, het koren was rijp, het hooi stond op de groene weiden aan oppers, en de ooievaar liep op zijn lange, rode poten en praatte Egyptisch; want deze taal had hij van zijn moeder geleerd.
I’m afraid he will never admit his guilt. Ik vrees dat hij nooit zijn schuld zal erkennen.
Come on, let’s not distract Tom from his work. Kom op, laten we Tom niet afleiden van zijn werk.
Now the duckling was suddenly able to spread his wings. Nu kon het eendje opeens zijn vleugels uitslaan.
The annoyance was noticeable in his tone. De ergernis was te merken aan zijn toon.
The farmer has parked his tractor in the barn. De boer heeft zijn tractor in de schuur geparkeerd.
Yanni was struggling with his own sexuality. Yanni worstelde met zijn eigen seksualiteit.
He received an award for his achievements. Hij ontving een toekenning voor zijn prestaties.

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a handful of snails slipped out of his mouth,
A poll showed that 79% felt themselves hampered in their right to vote.,
A typical Greek pays only seven times a year with his bank card at the shop.,
A well-mannered duckling puts its feet outwards, just like its mother and father do.,
After he’d been at the festival, he had problems with his hearing.,
After saying this, she grabbed it and stroked its feathers smooth.,
Are you one of Tom’s daughters?,
Because of the fall, he broke a bone in his leg.,
because the arrow had hit a tendon in his neck,
bent his head over, and awaited nothing but the death.,
Bob could not control his anger.,
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,
Can Tom write his name?,
cleared his throat,
Despite all his wealth, he is stingy.,
Did Tom tell you about his parents?,
Do you know what Tom’s favorite drink is?,
Dries Buytaert is unknown to many, but whoever uses the Internet, comes into contact every day with his work.,
For the Internet giant it’s the perfect opportunity to expand its activities into a new sector.,
He chewed on his hamburger.
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