De or het short?

The correct Dutch article is:

de short

  • Plural: de shorts
  • Diminutive: het shortje
Meaning (Dutch) (kleding) broek met korte pijpen

How to use short

the shortde short
this shortdeze short
that shortdie short
our shortonze short
your shortjouw short
every shortelke short
which short?welke short?
a big short / the big shorteen grote short, de grote short
the short (plural)de shorts, deze shorts

Example sentences with short

  • Tom draagt lederen shorts. “Tom is wearing leather shorts.”
  • Tom draagt leren shorts. “Tom is wearing leather shorts.”

Dutch words ending in short

zwemshort | boxershort

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

Dutch words starting with short

shortlist | shorttrack | shorttracker | shorttrackster | shortpositie

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