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"the (neutral)" in Dutch

het
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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 1395 examples of the Dutch word for "the" being used:
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it gave light, and where it shone against the wall, it went as transparent as a veil het gaf licht, en waar het schijnsel op den muur viel, werd deze doorzichtig als een sluier
“That’s because I’m so ugly,” thought the duckling, closing the eyes for a moment and then walked on. “Dat komt, omdat ik zo lelijk ben,” dacht het eendje, kneep de ogen even dicht en liep toen weer voort.
Children should always be supervised at the pool to prevent drowning. Kinderen moeten altijd onder toezicht zijn bij het zwembad om verdrinking te voorkomen.
and then he began to feel such a great longing for a swim on the water, that he could not help telling the hen. het kreeg zulk een lust om in het water te zwemmen, dat het zich niet kon weerhouden, dit tegen de kip te zeggen.
The blue vapor drifted in thick clouds into the trees and far over the water; the hunting dogs went into the swamp. De blauwe damp trok in dikke wolken in de bomen en ver over het water heen; de jachthonden gingen het moeras in.
All the windows were brightly lit, and it smelled wonderfully of goose roast; because it was New Years Eve. Al de ramen waren helder verlicht, en het rook heerlijk naar ganzengebraad; want het was oudejaarsavond.
it swam in the water, dived under with his head, but was treated with contempt by all other animals, because of its ugly appearance. het zwom in het water, het dook met zijn kopje onder, maar door alle dieren werd het om zijn lelijkheid met minachting bejegend
the gene het gen
No one could imagine the beautiful things she had seen, nor into what glory she had entered with her grandmother, on New Year’s Day. Niemand had er enig vermoeden van, wat al schoons zij gezien had, in welk een glans zij met haar grootmoeder het nieuwe jaar ingetreden was.
the café het café

Practice Lesson

"the (neutral)" Practice (1352)
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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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