De or het grap?

The correct Dutch article is:

de grap

  • English: joke
  • Plural: de grappen
  • Diminutive: het grapje
Meaning (Dutch) verhaal dat of handeling die erop gericht is om de lachlust op te wekken

How to use grap

the jokede grap
this jokedeze grap
that jokedie grap
our jokeonze grap
your jokejouw grap
every jokeelke grap
which joke?welke grap?
a big joke / the big jokeeen grote grap, de grote grap
the joke (plural)de grappen, deze grappen

Example sentences with grap

  • Wat is een grap? “What's a joke?”
  • Het is een grap. “It's a joke.”
  • Deze grap is antiek! “This joke is ancient!”

Dutch words ending in grap

mediagrap | coronagrap | woordgrap | taalgrap | voetbalgrap | aprilgrap | naamgrap | voorwerpgrap | buitenlandergrap | studentengrap | jongensgrap

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

Dutch words starting with grap

grapdichtheid | grape | grapefruit | grapefruitsap | graphic | grapjas | grapjasserij | grapjurk | grappa | grappenmaakster | grappenmaker | grappenmakerij | grappigheid

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