De or het defect?

The correct Dutch article is:

het defect

  • English: defect
  • Plural: de defecten
  • Diminutive: het defectje
Meaning (Dutch) storing, beschadiging van een apparaat

How to use defect

the defecthet defect
this defectdit defect
that defectdat defect
our defectons defect
your defectjouw defect
every defectelk defect
which defect?welk defect?
a big defect / the big defecteen groot defect, het grote defect
the defect (plural)de defecten, deze defecten

Example sentences with defect

  • Sommige ziekten worden veroorzaakt door een defect gen. “Some diseases are caused by a defective gene.”
  • De thermostaat is defect. “The thermostat doesn't work.”
  • De geldautomaat is defect. “The ATM is out of order.”

Dutch words ending in defect

gendefect | motordefect

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).