De or het slavernij?

The correct Dutch article is:

de slavernij

  • English: slavery
  • Plural: de slavernijen
Rule Words ending in -ij and -erij: usually de. See the rule
Meaning (Dutch) (maatschappij, misdaad) een toestand waarin de ene mens eigendom is van de ander, en voor diegene onbetaald werk moet verrichten

How to use slavernij

the slaveryde slavernij
this slaverydeze slavernij
that slaverydie slavernij
our slaveryonze slavernij
your slaveryjouw slavernij
every slaveryelke slavernij
which slavery?welke slavernij?
a big slavery / the big slaveryeen grote slavernij, de grote slavernij
the slavery (plural)de slavernijen, deze slavernijen

Example sentences with slavernij

  • Lincoln was tegen de slavernij. “Lincoln was opposed to slavery.”
  • De Verenigde Staten schaften de slavernij af. “America did away with slavery.”
  • Ze wilden overal in de Verenigde Staten de slavernij verbieden. “They wanted to ban slavery everywhere in the United States.”

Dutch words ending in slavernij

schuldslavernij | loonslavernij

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

Dutch words starting with slavernij

slavernijmonument | slavernijverleden

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