De or het advocaat?

The correct Dutch article is:

de advocaat

  • English: lawyer, barrister
  • Plural: de advocaten
  • Diminutive: het advocaatje
Meaning (Dutch) 1. (juridisch, beroep) pleiter, verdediger in rechtszaken 2. (drinken) alcoholische dikvloeibare drank van eieren, eierlikeur

How to use advocaat

the lawyerde advocaat
this lawyerdeze advocaat
that lawyerdie advocaat
our lawyeronze advocaat
your lawyerjouw advocaat
every lawyerelke advocaat
which lawyer?welke advocaat?
a big lawyer / the big lawyereen grote advocaat, de grote advocaat
the lawyer (plural)de advocaten, deze advocaten

Example sentences with advocaat

  • De advocaat verwachtte Ben. “The lawyer was expecting Ben.”
  • Ik wil een advocaat. “I need a lawyer.”
  • Beide zusjes zijn advocaat. “Both sisters are lawyers.”

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