De or het moeite?

The correct Dutch article is:

de moeite

  • English: effort, trouble, attempt
  • Plural: de moeiten
Rule Words ending in -te: usually de. See the rule
Meaning (Dutch) een grote inspanning

How to use moeite

the effortde moeite
this effortdeze moeite
that effortdie moeite
our effortonze moeite
your effortjouw moeite
every effortelke moeite
which effort?welke moeite?
a big effort / the big efforteen grote moeite, de grote moeite
the effort (plural)de moeiten, deze moeiten

Example sentences with moeite

  • Al die moeite was tevergeefs. “All those efforts came to nothing.”
  • Het is de moeite waard. “It's well worth it.”
  • Is dit de moeite waard? “Is this worth pursuing?”

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