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"the (neutral)" in Dutch

het
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Summary

The Dutch translation for “the (neutral)” is het.

Pronounced the same

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it het

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the de
the (old form) den
definite article bepaald lidwoord

Examples of "the" in use

There are 1392 examples of the Dutch word for "the" being used:
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When are you planning to get married? Wanneer ga je in het huwelijksbootje stappen?
At last he became exhausted, and lay still and helpless, frozen fast in the ice. Eindelijk werd het moede, bleef doodstil liggen en vroor in het ijs vast.
He felt somewhat disappointed by the outcome. Hij voelde zich enigszins teleurgesteld door het resultaat.
Their legs went by themselves, and they were all in the water; even the ugly, greyish duckling swam along. Hun poten gingen van zelf, en allen waren zij in het water; zelfs het lelijke, grauwe eendje zwom mee.
You will vanish like the warm stove, like the delicious roast goose, and the large, glorious Christmas tree. Je verdwijnt evenals de warme kachel, evenals het heerlijke ganzengebraad en de grote, prachtige Kerstboom.
the fence het hek
the dust het stof
the hay het hooi
the level het vlak
the offspring het jong

Practice Lesson

"the (neutral)" Practice (1352)
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Lesson words
berserk,
ceasefire,
speaking,
the (neutral),
the land
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Lesson phrases
A daughter is a person of the female gender in relation to one or two parents.,
a disease of the connective tissue,
A few fat brown chickens roamed the yard.,
A girl was injured in her face at the level of the neck and ear.,
A great hunt was held; the hunters lay around the swamp; yes, some sat up in the branches of the trees, which stretched far over the reed.,
A large pillar obstructs the view of the lake.,
A loan can help buy a house.,
A memory is an experience from the past that is stored in memory.,
A protest against the return of Afghans.,
A quick jerk of the wheel saved us.,
A semi-trailer is a trailer that does not have its own front axle and of which an important part of the weight rests on the towing vehicle (the tractor).,
A spark caused the gunpowder to explode.,
A storm prevented the plane from taking off.,
achievements of the project,
After a brief hiatus, he resumed his position at the institute.,
After he’d been at the festival, he had problems with his hearing.,
After the wedding, they had intercourse.,
After years of operation, the owner has decided to sell the business.,
All the political parties put the idea in the waste-paper basket.,
All the windows were brightly lit, and it smelled wonderfully of goose roast; because it was New Years Eve.
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