De or het match?

The correct Dutch article is:

de match

  • English: competition, contest, game
  • Plural: de matchen / matches
Meaning (Dutch) 1. (sport) wedstrijd 2. het bij elkaar passen

How to use match

the competitionde match
this competitiondeze match
that competitiondie match
our competitiononze match
your competitionjouw match
every competitionelke match
which competition?welke match?
a big competition / the big competitioneen grote match, de grote match
the competition (plural)de matchen, deze matchen

Example sentences with match

  • De match duurt lang. “The match is long.”
  • We hebben bijna al onze matchen op verplaatsing verloren. “We lost almost all our away games.”
  • Je moet iedere kaart matchen met een andere kaart die dezelfde tekening heeft. “You have to match each card with another card that has the same drawing.”

Dutch words ending in match

terugmatch | basketbalmatch | voetbalmatch | heenmatch | oefenmatch | returnmatch | openingsmatch | mismatch | boksmatch | cricketmatch | basketmatch

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

Dutch words starting with match

matcha | matchafrappuccino | matchbal | matchfixingpraktijken | matching | matchmaker | matchpoint | matchpunt | matchwinnaar | matchwinner | matchfixing | matchpartij

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