De or het gelegenheid?

The correct Dutch article is:

de gelegenheid

  • English: occasion, opportunity
  • Plural: de gelegenheden
  • Diminutive: het gelegenheidje
Rule Words ending in -heid: almost always de. See the rule
Meaning (Dutch) 1. mogelijkheid tot 2. een zaak

How to use gelegenheid

the occasionde gelegenheid
this occasiondeze gelegenheid
that occasiondie gelegenheid
our occasiononze gelegenheid
your occasionjouw gelegenheid
every occasionelke gelegenheid
which occasion?welke gelegenheid?
a big occasion / the big occasioneen grote gelegenheid, de grote gelegenheid
the occasion (plural)de gelegenheden, deze gelegenheden

Example sentences with gelegenheid

  • Grijp de gelegenheid aan! “Seize the opportunity!”
  • De gelegenheid maakt de dief. “Opportunity makes a thief.”
  • Ik moet de gelegenheid aangrijpen. “I have to take the chance.”

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