De or het holte?

The correct Dutch article is:

de holte

  • English: hollow, cavity
  • Plural: de holten / holtes
  • Diminutive: het holtetje
Rule Words ending in -te: usually de. See the rule
Meaning (Dutch) een lege ruimte ingesloten in iets anders

How to use holte

the hollowde holte
this hollowdeze holte
that hollowdie holte
our hollowonze holte
your hollowjouw holte
every hollowelke holte
which hollow?welke holte?
a big hollow / the big holloween grote holte, de grote holte
the hollow (plural)de holten, deze holten

Example sentences with holte

  • Er zit iets in de holte van deze boom. “There's something in the hollow of this tree.”
  • Er zit iemand in de holte van deze boom. “There's someone in the hollow of this tree.”
  • Er is een nest in de holte van de boom. “There's a nest in the tree hollow.”

Dutch words ending in holte

tandholte | mondholte | knieholte | maagholte | oogholte | bijholte | buikholte | keelholte | okselholte | hersenholte | superholte | muurholte | voorhoofdsholte | lichaamsholte | neusholte | borstholte | elleboogholte | kaakholte | klankholte | schedelholte | trommelholte | wervelholte | boomholte | darmholte

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

Dutch words starting with holte

holtedier | holteschelpje

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