De or het hechtenis?

The correct Dutch article is:

de hechtenis

  • English: custody
  • Plural: de hechtenissen
Rule Words ending in -nis: usually de. See the rule
Meaning (Dutch) (juridisch) in ~ nemen arresteren, gevangennemen

How to use hechtenis

the custodyde hechtenis
this custodydeze hechtenis
that custodydie hechtenis
our custodyonze hechtenis
your custodyjouw hechtenis
every custodyelke hechtenis
which custody?welke hechtenis?
a big custody / the big custodyeen grote hechtenis, de grote hechtenis
the custody (plural)de hechtenissen, deze hechtenissen

Example sentences with hechtenis

  • Tom is door de politie in hechtenis genomen. “Tom has been detained by the police.”

Dutch words ending in hechtenis

voorhechtenis

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

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