De or het antagonist?

The correct Dutch article is:

de antagonist

  • English: antagonist
  • Plural: de antagonisten
  • Diminutive: het antagonistje
Rule Words ending in -ist: almost always de. See the rule
Meaning (Dutch) 1. (medisch) tegenwerkend middel of orgaan 2. (letterkunde) (film) belangrijkste tegenspeler (in een conflict)

How to use antagonist

the antagonistde antagonist
this antagonistdeze antagonist
that antagonistdie antagonist
our antagonistonze antagonist
your antagonistjouw antagonist
every antagonistelke antagonist
which antagonist?welke antagonist?
a big antagonist / the big antagonisteen grote antagonist, de grote antagonist
the antagonist (plural)de antagonisten, deze antagonisten

Example sentences with antagonist

  • Cafeïne is een purinerge antagonist die adenosine competitief remt op de plaatsen van P1-receptoren. “Caffeine is a purinergic antagonist that competitively inhibits adenosine at the sites of P1 receptors.”

Dutch words ending in antagonist

calciumantagonist

In compound words, the last part decides the article. See the rule

Dutch words starting with antagonist

antagoniste

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