De or het basis?

The correct Dutch article is:

de basis

  • English: basis, foundation
  • Plural: de bases / basissen
  • Diminutive: het basisje
Meaning (Dutch) 1. grondslag 2. (militair) militaire nederzetting

How to use basis

the basisde basis
this basisdeze basis
that basisdie basis
our basisonze basis
your basisjouw basis
every basiselke basis
which basis?welke basis?
a big basis / the big basiseen grote basis, de grote basis
the basis (plural)de bases, deze bases

Example sentences with basis

  • Ze vallen onze basis aan. “They're attacking our base.”
  • Respect is de basis van het leven. “Respect is the foundation of life.”
  • Wiskunde ligt aan de basis van elke wetenschap. “Math is fundamental to any science.”

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