No. 15 in Dutch
ze
"They" or "she" (depending on context).
In a sentence
Ze leest een boek in de tuin.
She is reading a book in the garden.
In this sentence, 'ze' is a personal pronoun used to refer to a female subject, equivalent to 'she' in English.
Wat zei je? Ik kon het niet horen.
What did you say? I couldn't hear it.
Here, 'ze' in its pronunciation can resemble 'zei', which is a verb form meaning 'said'. Be cautious about context to differentiate.
Ik heb appels gekocht, en ik heb ze in de koelkast gezet.
I bought apples and I put them in the fridge.
'Ze' in this usage is a pronoun referring to an unspecified object (the apples), equivalent to 'them' in English.
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