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"they" in Dutch

zij

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Summary

The Dutch translation for “they” is zij.

Pronounced the same

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she

zij

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she

zij
them

hen
you (singular, emphatic)

jij
you (indirect object)

jou
me (emphatic)

mij
you (singular)

je
him

hem
her

haar
they (short form)

ze
you (plural)

jullie

Examples of "they" in use

There are 43 examples of the Dutch word for "they" being used:
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they are

zij zijn
they were

zij waren
They already have one.

Zij hebben het al.
And so they were as good as home.

En zo waren zij er dan zo goed als thuis.
“The world is so big!” all the young ones said; because now they had much more space than in the egg.

“Wat is de wereld toch groot!” zeiden al de jongen; want nu hadden zij heel wat meer plaats dan in het ei.
They’re waiting.

Zij wachten.
they are all beautiful except that one

zij zijn allemaal mooi, behalve dat ene
and they all said: “That new one is the most beautiful of all!”

en zij zeiden allemaal: «Die nieuwe is nog de mooiste!
They have a tortoise.

Zij hebben een schildpad.
“Listen, companion!” they said; “You are so ugly that you fit well with us.”

“Hoor eens, kameraad!” zeiden zij; “je bent zo lelijk, dat je goed bij ons past.”

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"they" Practice (43)
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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 so they were as good as home.,
And that is what they did; but the other ducks around looked at them and said to each other:,
and they all said: “That new one is the most beautiful of all!”,
And they clapped their hands and danced about, ran to their parents, and bread and cake were thrown into the water,
and up there, there was no cold, nor hunger, nor fear, they would be with God!,
As they climbed higher and higher in the air, the ugly little duckling felt wonderfully weary,
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,
But they will kill me, because I, who am so ugly, dare to approach them,
Do they never drink alcohol?,
for they believed themselves to be half the world, and the better half too.,
It lay there for two whole days; then two wild geese or, rather said, gannets came to him; it was not that long ago that they hatched from the egg, and that is why they were so overconfident.,
It were very large slippers, which only her mother had worn so far, that's how big they were.,
Now the tomcat was the master of the house, and the hen was mistress, and they always said, “We and the world,”,
Now they realized that she was a real princess, because she had felt the pea through the twenty mattresses and twenty feather-down quilts.,
She rarely got visitors, because the other ducks preferred to swim in the canal, than to come out of the water to talk to her.,
The poor animal did not know what these birds were called nor where they were flying to,
the wind tore them off, so they danced around, and up in the air it was ice cold,
Their legs went by themselves, and they were all in the water; even the ugly, greyish duckling swam along.,
They all look exactly like their father; but that rascal doesn’t even come to visit me.
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