De or het catastrofe?

The correct Dutch article is:

de catastrofe

  • English: catastrophe
  • Plural: de catastrofes / catastrofen
  • Diminutive: het catastrofetje
Meaning (Dutch) een algemene ramp

How to use catastrofe

the catastrophede catastrofe
this catastrophedeze catastrofe
that catastrophedie catastrofe
our catastropheonze catastrofe
your catastrophejouw catastrofe
every catastropheelke catastrofe
which catastrophe?welke catastrofe?
a big catastrophe / the big catastropheeen grote catastrofe, de grote catastrofe
the catastrophe (plural)de catastrofes, deze catastrofes

Example sentences with catastrofe

  • Helaas, maar weinig passagiers hebben de catastrofe overleefd. “Unfortunately, few passengers survived the catastrophe.”
  • Vandaag heb ik een film gezien over de catastrofe in Tsjernobil. “Today I saw a film about the Chernobyl catastrophe.”
  • Wat een catastrofe! “What a disaster!”

Dutch words ending in catastrofe

brandcatastrofe | klimaatcatastrofe

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

Dutch words starting with catastrofe

catastrofentheorie | catastrofetheorie

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