De or het oppas?

The correct Dutch article is:

de oppas

  • English: babysitter
  • Plural: de oppassen
  • Diminutive: het oppasje
Meaning (Dutch) iemand die voor korte tijd zorgt voor iets (kinderen, een huis etc.)

How to use oppas

the babysitterde oppas
this babysitterdeze oppas
that babysitterdie oppas
our babysitteronze oppas
your babysitterjouw oppas
every babysitterelke oppas
which babysitter?welke oppas?
a big babysitter / the big babysittereen grote oppas, de grote oppas
the babysitter (plural)de oppassen, deze oppassen

Example sentences with oppas

  • Ik moet beter oppassen. “I need to be more careful.”
  • We moeten allemaal oppassen. “All of us need to be careful.”
  • Ben jij de nieuwe oppas? “Are you the new nanny?”

Dutch words ending in oppas

galoppas | looppas | kinderoppas

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

Dutch words starting with oppas

oppascentrale | oppashuis | oppasprobleem | oppasser | oppassing | oppasster | oppasdienst | oppaskind | oppasmoeder

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