De or het naaste?

The correct Dutch article is:

de naaste

  • English: fellow-creature, neighbour
  • Plural: de naasten
Rule Words ending in -te: usually de. See the rule
Meaning (Dutch) medemens

How to use naaste

the fellow-creaturede naaste
this fellow-creaturedeze naaste
that fellow-creaturedie naaste
our fellow-creatureonze naaste
your fellow-creaturejouw naaste
every fellow-creatureelke naaste
which fellow-creature?welke naaste?
a big fellow-creature / the big fellow-creatureeen grote naaste, de grote naaste
the fellow-creature (plural)de naasten, deze naasten

Example sentences with naaste

  • Wie is mijn naaste? “Who is my neighbor?”
  • Mercurius, Venus en Mars zijn onze naaste buren. “Mercury, Venus, and Mars are our near neighbors.”
  • Van onze naasten te houden is onze plicht. “To love our neighbors is our duty.”

Dutch words ending in naaste

evennaaste

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

Dutch words starting with naaste

naastenliefde

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