De or het besef?

The correct Dutch article is:

het besef

  • English: notion, awareness, consciousness
Meaning (Dutch) een reëel bewustzijn, notitie

How to use besef

the notionhet besef
this notiondit besef
that notiondat besef
our notionons besef
your notionjouw besef
every notionelk besef
which notion?welk besef?
a big notion / the big notioneen groot besef, het grote besef

Example sentences with besef

  • Dat besef ik wel. “I do realize that.”
  • Ik besef net iets. “Just now I realized something.”
  • Nu besef ik waarom. “Now I realize why.”

Dutch words ending in besef

zelfbesef | wanbesef | tijdbesef | schuldbesef | zondebesef | ziektebesef | normbesef | plichtbesef | milieubesef

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

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