De or het directheid?

The correct Dutch article is:

de directheid

  • English: directness
  • Plural: de directheden
Rule Words ending in -heid: almost always de. See the rule
Meaning (Dutch) 1. het zonder overbodige omhaal iets communiceren 2. het rechtstreeks op zijn doel afgaan

How to use directheid

the directnessde directheid
this directnessdeze directheid
that directnessdie directheid
our directnessonze directheid
your directnessjouw directheid
every directnesselke directheid
which directness?welke directheid?
a big directness / the big directnesseen grote directheid, de grote directheid
the directness (plural)de directheden, deze directheden

Example sentences with directheid

  • Haar directheid grensde aan domheid. “Her directness bordered on stupidity.”

Dutch words ending in directheid

indirectheid

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).