De or het fontein?

The correct Dutch article is:

de fontein

  • English: fountain
  • Plural: de fonteinen
  • Diminutive: het fonteintje
Meaning (Dutch) 1. kunstmatige bron, aangelegd om water omhoog te spuiten 2. omhoogspuitende waterstraal

How to use fontein

the fountainde fontein
this fountaindeze fontein
that fountaindie fontein
our fountainonze fontein
your fountainjouw fontein
every fountainelke fontein
which fountain?welke fontein?
a big fountain / the big fountaineen grote fontein, de grote fontein
the fountain (plural)de fonteinen, deze fonteinen

Example sentences with fontein

  • Er spuit water uit de fontein. “Water is spurting from the fountain.”
  • Het water van deze fontein is schoon. “The water from this fountain is clear.”
  • Het water in die fontein is zeer koud. “The water in this fountain is very cold.”

Dutch words ending in fontein

chocoladefontein | drinkfontein | bloemfontein

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

Dutch words starting with fontein

fonteinkruid | fonteinkruidfamilie | fonteinwater

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