De or het dog?

The correct Dutch article is:

de dog

  • English: mastiff
  • Plural: de doggen
  • Diminutive: het dogje
Meaning (Dutch) grote kortharige hond met brede kop

How to use dog

the mastiffde dog
this mastiffdeze dog
that mastiffdie dog
our mastiffonze dog
your mastiffjouw dog
every mastiffelke dog
which mastiff?welke dog?
a big mastiff / the big mastiffeen grote dog, de grote dog
the mastiff (plural)de doggen, deze doggen

Example sentences with dog

  • Ik heb een hot dog voor Tom gekocht. “I bought Tom a hot dog.”

Dutch words ending in dog

bulldog | buldog | depodog | underdog | hotdog | bordeauxdog

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

Dutch words starting with dog

doge | dogger | doggy-bag | doggybag | dogkar | dogla | dogma | dogmaticus | dogmatiek

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