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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

See also

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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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I clean the board, I am, I become ik spoel het bord, ik ben, ik word
the verdict of the jury het oordeel van de jury
The game became exciting. Het spel werd spannend.
The hole is two meters wide. Het gat is twee meter breed.
to do housework het huishouden doen
“That’s not possible,“ said the duckling’s mother; “It is not beautiful, but it has a good heart and swims just as good as the others, yes, I must say, even better. “Dat gaat immers niet,” zei de moeder van het eendje; “het is wel niet mooi, maar het heeft een goed hart en zwemt even flink als al de anderen, ja, ik moet zeggen, nog beter.
The baguette is French. Het stokbrood is Frans.
I’m used to the noise. Ik ben gewend aan het lawaai.
the absenteeism; the absence through illness het ziekteverzuim
the assessment notice het aanslagbiljet

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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