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"they (short form)" in Dutch

ze
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Summary

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

Pronounced the same

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she (short form) ze
them ze

See also

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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 135 examples of the Dutch word for "they" being used:
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they go to the supermarket ze gaan naar de supermarkt
They speak English, and you? Ze spreken Engels, en jij?
They beckoned us inside. Ze wenkten ons naar binnen.
Are they still in the restaurant? Zijn ze nog in het restaurant?
I think they have places. Ik denk dat ze wel plekken hebben.

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A lot of women buy shoes one size too small, because they find them prettier.,
After the wedding, they had intercourse.,
All three of them were acting rather giggly.,
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:,
And your co-workers, are they friendly?,
Are they still here?,
Are they still in Lyon?,
Are they still in Paris?,
Are they still late?,
Both of them are from Australia.,
Both of them stop there.,
but apparently they lived wrongly,
Children can go crazy when they lose their favorite toys.,
Conjunctions connect sentences; they make the text smoother and easier to understand.,
for a few seconds they couldn’t move a muscle,
Here they are.,
how simply they lived back then,
I couldn't get them in; no matter how much it quacked, it didn't help me!
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