it

Meaning

Pron

it (third-person singular neuter pronoun)

Det

neuter singular of de

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ɪt/

Etymology

From Old Frisian hit, from Proto-Germanic *hit.

Sentences

De bern kinne oan aktiviteiten meidwaan, mar it is net ferplicht.

The children can participate in activities, but it is not compulsory.

It soe wiken duorje om in massaal leger byinoar te bringen.

It would take weeks to assemble a massive army.

Freedtejûn foar in wike hie ik dat besletten, moandei wie it rûn.

Friday night for a week I had decided that, Monday it was done.

It tal oanmeldingen leit dit jier sa'n fjirtich prosint heger as ferline jier .

The number of applications this year is about forty percent higher than last year.

Ik bin net benaud foar de takomst, al sjoch ik it wol swart yn .

I am not afraid of the future, although I do see it as bleak.

Ik leaude dat ik it yn my hie.

I believed I had it in me.

De plysje docht ûndersyk nei de krekte tadracht fan it ûngelok .

The police are investigating the exact cause of the accident.

Alles is op it stuit in grut fraachteken.

Everything is a big question mark right now.