De or het oom?

The correct Dutch article is:

de oom

  • English: uncle
  • Plural: de ooms
  • Diminutive: het oompje
Meaning (Dutch) (familie) broer of zwager van iemands vader of moeder

How to use oom

the unclede oom
this uncledeze oom
that uncledie oom
our uncleonze oom
your unclejouw oom
every uncleelke oom
which uncle?welke oom?
a big uncle / the big uncleeen grote oom, de grote oom
the uncle (plural)de ooms, deze ooms

Example sentences with oom

  • Mijn oom is boos. “My uncle is angry.”
  • Mijn oom is kwaad. “My uncle is angry.”
  • Mijn oom is rijk. “My uncle is rich.”

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