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"it" in Dutch

het
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Summary

The Dutch translation for “it” is het.

Pronounced the same

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the (neutral) het

Examples of "it" in use

There are 552 examples of the Dutch word for "it" being used:
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It’s ten to two. Het is tien voor twee.
I think this is good. Ik denk dat het klopt.
It’s a quarter to two. Het is kwart voor twee.
It is twenty to two. Het is twintig voor twee.
Spring had arrived. Het was lente geworden.
This isn’t fun. This is boring. Dat is niet leuk; het is saai.
It was cold, freezing cold. Het was koud, snerpend koud.
Let’s try it. Laten we het proberen.
How much does it cost to get to Brussels? Wat kost het om naar Brussel te gaan?
I think it will be powerful Ik denk, dat het wel krachtig zal worden

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-ing (indicates continuous tense),
it (abbreviation),
it
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After midnight, it will be dry in most places.,
After saying this, she grabbed it and stroked its feathers smooth.,
Agreed, as long as the wind doesn’t start blowing.,
All the windows were brightly lit, and it smelled wonderfully of goose roast; because it was New Years Eve.,
Although he had no experience, he did well.,
Although it rained, we went outside.,
Am I wrong?,
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 immediately an old duck flew to the poor beast and bit it in the neck.,
And so it stayed motionless, while the hail whirled through the reeds and one shot after another banged,
And the matches were glowing so bright, brighter than at noon-day.,
and then he began to feel such a great longing for a swim on the water, that he could not help telling the hen.,
Around noon, it started to rain.,
As they climbed higher and higher in the air, the ugly little duckling felt wonderfully weary,
Ask anyone.,
At first the job looked good to him, but later it became tiresome.,
At first, Tom thought French was difficult, but now he thinks it’s easy.,
At last he became exhausted, and lay still and helpless, frozen fast in the ice.,
Believe me, it is a turkey egg!
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