De or het dame?

The correct Dutch article is:

de dame

  • English: lady, queen
  • Plural: de dames
  • Diminutive: het dametje
Meaning (Dutch) 1. beschaafde vrouw 2. formele term voor vrouw

How to use dame

the ladyde dame
this ladydeze dame
that ladydie dame
our ladyonze dame
your ladyjouw dame
every ladyelke dame
which lady?welke dame?
a big lady / the big ladyeen grote dame, de grote dame
the lady (plural)de dames, deze dames

Example sentences with dame

  • Ken je deze dame? “Do you know this lady?”
  • Hij begroette de dame. “He greeted the lady.”
  • Wie is deze dame? “Who is this lady?”

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