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"his" in Dutch

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Summary

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 292 examples of the Dutch word for "his" being used:
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The French President skillfully evades questions about his love life. De Franse president weet de vragen over zijn liefdesleven vakkundig te ontwijken.
A poll showed that 79% felt themselves hampered in their right to vote. Uit een poll blijkt dat 79% zich belemmerd voelde in zijn stemrecht.
For the Internet giant it’s the perfect opportunity to expand its activities into a new sector. Voor de internetgigant is het de uitgelezen kans om zijn activiteiten uit te breiden naar een nieuwe sector.
During an interview after the game, the coach voiced his discontent towards the umpire. Tijdens een interview na afloop van de wedstrijd uitte de coach zijn ongenoegen over de scheidsrechter.
King Philip, designated Bart De Wever as a federal power broker, in addition to his role as Flemish power broker. Koning Filip heeft Bart De Wever aangeduid als federaal informateur, bovenop zijn rol van Vlaams informateur.
The athlete sticks to his first statement, that he mistakenly mistook Steenkamp for a burglar. De sporter houdt vast aan zijn eerste verklaring, dat hij Steenkamp verkeerdelijk aanzag voor een inbreker.
Dries Buytaert is unknown to many, but whoever uses the Internet, comes into contact every day with his work. Dries Buytaert is voor velen een onbekende, maar wie het internet gebruikt, komt elke dag in aanraking met zijn werk.
The farmer plows his field. De boer ploegt zijn veld.
His words offered comfort. Zijn woorden boden troost.
I find his behaviour disgusting. Ik vind zijn gedrag walgelijk.

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A fool and his money are soon parted.,
a handful of snails slipped out of his mouth,
A poll showed that 79% felt themselves hampered in their right to vote.,
a sick feeling in his stomach,
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 a brief hiatus, he resumed his position at the institute.,
After he’d been at the festival, he had problems with his hearing.,
After his exile, he returned to his country.,
After saying this, she grabbed it and stroked its feathers smooth.,
Anyone can do their bit to protect the environment.,
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.,
Boldi kept tripping over his own feet.,
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
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