De or het ernst?

The correct Dutch article is:

de ernst

  • English: seriousness
Meaning (Dutch) 1. stemming waarin men de dingen in hun wezenlijke waarde wil zien 2. de keer dat men ernstig is

How to use ernst

the seriousnessde ernst
this seriousnessdeze ernst
that seriousnessdie ernst
our seriousnessonze ernst
your seriousnessjouw ernst
every seriousnesselke ernst
which seriousness?welke ernst?
a big seriousness / the big seriousnesseen grote ernst, de grote ernst

Example sentences with ernst

  • Dat is bittere ernst. “This is a very serious issue.”

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