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"to be" in Dutch

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The Dutch translation for “to be” is zijn.

Pronounced the same

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Examples of "to be" in use

There are 85 examples of the Dutch word for "to be" being used:
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But if you insist upon being easy on yourself, life is going to be very hard on you. Maar als je erop staat om het jezelf gemakkelijk te maken, zal het leven heel moeilijk voor je zijn.
The duckling expressed as his opinion, that it could be different, but the chicken was not able to do that. Het eendje gaf als zijn mening te kennen, dat het toch ook wel eens anders zou kunnen zijn maar dat kon de kip niet velen.
But to tell all the distress and misery the duckling had to endure in that harsh winter would be too dire. Maar al de nood en de ellende, welke het eendje in die strenge winter moest doorstaan, te vertellen, zou te akelig zijn.
to be broke blut zijn
they had only the roof to cover them, through which the wind was howling, although the largest holes had been plugged with straw and rags. boven zich hadden zij slechts het dak, waardoor de wind heenfloot, al mochten de grootste reten ook met stro en lompen dichtgestopt zijn.
be jealous of jaloers zijn op
Stop being cruel. Stop met wreed zijn.
to have a cold verkouden zijn
to be discouraged ontmoedigd zijn
to be in a good mood goedgezind zijn

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Although the Netherlands and Germany are very similar, the differences are also very significant.,
Banking does not have to be difficult and time-consuming.,
be jealous of,
But if you insist upon being easy on yourself, life is going to be very hard on you.,
But to tell all the distress and misery the duckling had to endure in that harsh winter would be too dire.,
Children should always be supervised at the pool to prevent drowning.,
Could it perhaps be a turkey chick?,
He already would have been happy if the ducks would have accepted him around them,
He must be aware of the danger.,
I can’t agree with you.,
I don’t know if this will be enough.,
I want to be a cat.,
I want to be here.,
I would be grateful if you could do that for me.,
If you will be hard on yourself, life will be easy on you.,
It can be confusing for the user.,
It could be any one of us.,
It could be anyone.,
It won’t be easy for you.,
It would be premature to set a date for the wedding right now.
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