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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 1446 examples of the Dutch word for "the" being used:
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Yesterday there was a Flemish education decree that includes no less than 4,488 pages. Gisteren kwam daar een besluit van het Vlaams onderwijs bij dat niet minder dan 4.488 pagina’s omvat.
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. Er werd een grote jacht gehouden; de jagers lagen rondom het moeras; ja, enigen zaten boven in de takken der boomen, die zich ver over het riet uitstrekten.
She rarely got visitors, because the other ducks preferred to swim in the canal, than to come out of the water to talk to her. Daarbij kreeg zij zelden bezoek, want de andere eenden zwommen liever in de gracht rond, dan dat zij eens uit het water kwamen om met haar te praten.
the bone marrow het ruggenmerg
the cloverleaf het klaverblad
the desktop het bureaublad
the distrust het wantrouwen
the extract het uittreksel
the game of chess het schaakspel
The number of subscriptions for mobile banking via smartphone or tablet, almost tripled to 1,039 million. Het aantal abonnementen voor mobiel bankieren, via smartphone of tablet, verdrievoudigde bijna tot 1,039 miljoen.

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"the (neutral)" Practice (1351)
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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.,
abroad,
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.
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