De or het opa?

The correct Dutch article is:

de opa

  • English: grandfather
  • Plural: de opa's
  • Diminutive: het opaatje
Meaning (Dutch) (familie) de vader van een ouder

How to use opa

the grandfatherde opa
this grandfatherdeze opa
that grandfatherdie opa
our grandfatheronze opa
your grandfatherjouw opa
every grandfatherelke opa
which grandfather?welke opa?
a big grandfather / the big grandfathereen grote opa, de grote opa
the grandfather (plural)de opa's, deze opa's

Example sentences with opa

  • Mijn opa was boer. “My grandfather was a farmer.”
  • Mijn opa is dood. “My grandpa is dead.”
  • Mijn opa was walvisjager. “My grandpa was a whaler.”

Dutch words ending in opa

overgrootopa

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

Dutch words starting with opa

opaal | opaalkettingtrilzwam | opaalstern | opaalvaalhoed | opaciteit | opaltongrassluiper | opacriminaliteit

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