Understand spoken Dutch

"they (short form)" in Dutch

ze
Unstarted

Summary

The Dutch translation for “they (short form)” is ze.

Pronounced the same

Recording English Dutch Learn
she (short form) ze
them ze

See also

Recording English Dutch Learn
them hen
you (singular, emphatic) jij
you (indirect object) jou
me (emphatic) mij
you (singular) je
him hem
her haar
they zij
she zij
you (plural) jullie

Examples of "they" in use

There are 41 examples of the Dutch word for "they" being used:
Recording English Dutch Learn
Are they still here? Zijn ze er nog?
They are not so good at their job. Ze zijn niet zo goed in hun werk.
They’ll never find us here. Hier zullen ze ons nooit vinden.
They won’t get far. Ze zullen niet ver komen.
They already have eaten. Ze hebben al gegeten.
Both of them are from Australia. Ze zijn allebei van Australië.
They slept. Ze waren aan het slapen.
The next morning it took a long time before they were finally on the way. De volgende ochtend duurde het lang voor ze eindelijk op pad waren.
They all watched. Ze keken allemaal.
They all can drive. Ze kunnen allemaal rijden.

Practice Lesson

"they (short form)" Practice (42)
Lesson
Lesson words
they (short form)
etc.

View all lesson words

Lesson phrases
A lot of women buy shoes one size too small, because they find them prettier.,
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 now they are on the right track,
And that is what they did; but the other ducks around looked at them and said to each other:,
Are they still here?,
Both of them are from Australia.,
Both of them stop there.,
for a few seconds they couldn’t move a muscle,
how simply they lived back then,
I couldn't get them in; no matter how much it quacked, it didn't help me!,
I listened carefully to what they said.,
It didn’t envy them at all.,
Strange that they worship the sun.,
The laws are there, but they are not observed.,
The next morning it took a long time before they were finally on the way.,
They all can drive.,
They all watched.,
They already have eaten.,
They are not so good at their job.,
They can’t build dikes.
etc.

View all lesson phrases

Themed Courses

Part of Speech Courses