De or het instinct?

The correct Dutch article is:

het instinct

  • English: instinct
  • Plural: de instincten
  • Diminutive: het instinctje
Meaning (Dutch) (biologie) gedrag dat geheel genetisch bepaald is

How to use instinct

the instincthet instinct
this instinctdit instinct
that instinctdat instinct
our instinctons instinct
your instinctjouw instinct
every instinctelk instinct
which instinct?welk instinct?
a big instinct / the big instincteen groot instinct, het grote instinct
the instinct (plural)de instincten, deze instincten

Example sentences with instinct

  • Sami volgde zijn instincten. “Sami followed his instincts.”
  • Dieren handelen volgens hun instinct. “Animals act on instinct.”
  • De dieren volgen hun instinct. “Animals follow their instincts.”

Dutch words ending in instinct

zakeninstinct | klasseninstinct | moederinstinct | oerinstinct | torinstinct | overlevingsinstinct | killersinstinct | jachtinstinct

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).