De or het rechte?

The correct Dutch article is:

de rechte

  • English: (straight) line
  • Plural: de rechten
  • Diminutive: het rechtetje
Rule Words ending in -te: usually de. See the rule
Meaning (Dutch) (wiskunde) een rechte lijn

How to use rechte

the (straight) linede rechte
this (straight) linedeze rechte
that (straight) linedie rechte
our (straight) lineonze rechte
your (straight) linejouw rechte
every (straight) lineelke rechte
which (straight) line?welke rechte?
a big (straight) line / the big (straight) lineeen grote rechte, de grote rechte
the (straight) line (plural)de rechten, deze rechten

Example sentences with rechte

  • Sami kent zijn rechten. “Sami knows his rights.”
  • We moeten voor onze rechten opkomen. “We must stand up for our rights.”
  • De rechten van kinderen zijn universeel. “The rights of children are universal.”

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