De or het patat?

The correct Dutch article is:

de patat

  • English: French fries
  • Plural: de patatten
  • Diminutive: het patatje
Meaning (Dutch) 1. (voeding) Noord-Nederlandse benaming voor een gerecht of snack van gefrituurde aardappelreepjes ('patat frites') 2. (voeding) (elders) aardappel

How to use patat

the French friesde patat
this French friesdeze patat
that French friesdie patat
our French friesonze patat
your French friesjouw patat
every French frieselke patat
which French fries?welke patat?
a big French fries / the big French frieseen grote patat, de grote patat
the French fries (plural)de patatten, deze patatten

Example sentences with patat

  • Tom dipte zijn patat in de ketchup. “Tom dipped his fry in the ketchup.”
  • Ik vroeg om extra zout op mijn patat. “I requested extra salt on my french fries.”
  • Belgen beweren dat patat niet Frans maar Belgisch is. “Belgians claim that French fries are not French but Belgian.”

Dutch words ending in patat

sofapatat | biopatat

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

Dutch words starting with patat

patatboer | patates-friteskraam | patatgeneratie | patatkraam | patatsnijder | patatzaak

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