De or het kleren?

The correct Dutch article is:

de kleren

  • English: clothes, clothing
  • Plural: de kleren
  • Diminutive: het kleertje
Meaning (Dutch) (alleen meervoud) kleding of kledingstukken

How to use kleren

the clothesde kleren
this clothesdeze kleren
that clothesdie kleren
our clothesonze kleren
your clothesjouw kleren
every clotheselke kleren
which clothes?welke kleren?
a big clothes / the big clotheseen grote kleren, de grote kleren
the clothes (plural)de kleren, deze kleren

Example sentences with kleren

  • Zijn kleren stinken altijd. “His clothes always smell bad.”
  • Tom streek zijn kleren. “Tom ironed his clothes.”
  • Ik was mijn kleren. “I wash my clothes.”

Dutch words ending in kleren

merkkleren | werkkleren | mannenkleren | poppenkleren | kinderkleren | burgerkleren | zomerkleren | gevangeniskleren | manskleren | kerstkleren | babykleren | bommakleren

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

Dutch words starting with kleren

klerenborstel | klerengek | klerenkast | klerenmaker | klerenmot | klerenstandaard | klerenwinkel | klerenzaak

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