De or het pessimist?

The correct Dutch article is:

de pessimist

  • English: pessimist
  • Plural: de pessimisten
  • Diminutive: het pessimistje
Rule Words ending in -ist: almost always de. See the rule
Meaning (Dutch) 1. (psychologie) iemand die geneigd is alles van de negatieve kant te zien 2. (filosofie) aanhanger van het pessimisme

How to use pessimist

the pessimistde pessimist
this pessimistdeze pessimist
that pessimistdie pessimist
our pessimistonze pessimist
your pessimistjouw pessimist
every pessimistelke pessimist
which pessimist?welke pessimist?
a big pessimist / the big pessimisteen grote pessimist, de grote pessimist
the pessimist (plural)de pessimisten, deze pessimisten

Example sentences with pessimist

  • Pessimisten kust men niet. “No one wants to kiss a pessimist.”

Dutch words ending in pessimist

cultuurpessimist

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

Dutch words starting with pessimist

pessimiste

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