De or het aard?

The correct Dutch article is:

de aard

  • English: character, nature
  • Plural: de aarden
  • Diminutive: het aardje
Meaning (Dutch) 1. wezen, natuur, karakter 2. (in samenstellingen) met betrekking tot de aarde

How to use aard

the characterde aard
this characterdeze aard
that characterdie aard
our characteronze aard
your characterjouw aard
every characterelke aard
which character?welke aard?
a big character / the big charactereen grote aard, de grote aard
the character (plural)de aarden, deze aarden

Example sentences with aard

  • Wat is de aard van jouw probleem? “What's the nature of your problem?”
  • Wat is de aard van uw probleem? “What's the nature of your problem?”
  • Je vraagt mij naar de aard van de ziel. “You ask me about the nature of the soul.”

Meaning, plural, diminutive, pronunciation and translations: WikiWoordenboek (Dutch Wiktionary) (CC BY-SA 4.0). Example sentences: Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).