De or het poos?

The correct Dutch article is:

de poos

  • English: while
  • Plural: de pozen
  • Diminutive: het poosje
Meaning (Dutch) tijdsinterval.

How to use poos

the whilede poos
this whiledeze poos
that whiledie poos
our whileonze poos
your whilejouw poos
every whileelke poos
which while?welke poos?
a big while / the big whileeen grote poos, de grote poos
the while (plural)de pozen, deze pozen

Example sentences with poos

  • We hebben je een poos niet gezien. “We haven't seen you for a while.”
  • Ik heb je een poos niet gezien. “I haven't seen you for a while.”

Dutch words ending in poos

tussenpoos

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

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