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"it" in Dutch

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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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Revenge is a dish best served cold. Wraak is een gerecht dat het best koud geserveerd kan worden.
It is useless to get up early and toil late into the night. Het is zinloos als u vroeg opstaat en tot diep in de nacht ploetert.
It’s very hard to get rid of the cockroaches in our house. Het is moeilijk van de kakkerlakken af te geraken in ons huis.
This afternoon it will remain heavily cloudy, windy and rainy. Deze namiddag blijft het zwaarbewolkt, winderig en regenachtig.
In a democracy it is important that the press is independent. In een democratie is het belangrijk dat de pers onafhankelijk is.
The horse had to get euthanized because it was crippled. Het paard moest geëuthanaseerd worden omdat het kreupel was.
Then we knew it was ammonia and we got out as quickly as possible. Toen wisten we dat het ammoniak was en zijn we zo rap mogelijk uitgestapt.
It is delightful to be praised by an expert in the field. Het is heerlijk om te worden geprezen door een deskundige op het gebied.
But I fear that there will always be people who will slip through the net. Maar ik vrees dat er toch altijd mensen tussen de mazen van het net glippen.
It caused enormous suffering, but we also saw massive solidarity. Het veroorzaakte enorm leed maar we zagen ook massaal veel solidariteit.

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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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