De or het smelt?

The correct Dutch article is:

de smelt

  • Plural: de smelten
Meaning (Dutch) 1. (metallurgie) hoeveelheid gesmolten materie 2. (straattaal) (Bargoens) tin

How to use smelt

the smeltde smelt
this smeltdeze smelt
that smeltdie smelt
our smeltonze smelt
your smeltjouw smelt
every smeltelke smelt
which smelt?welke smelt?
a big smelt / the big smelteen grote smelt, de grote smelt
the smelt (plural)de smelten, deze smelten

Example sentences with smelt

  • IJs wordt water wanneer het smelt. “When ice melts, it becomes water.”
  • Het ijs is aan het smelten. “The ice is melting.”
  • De ijskappen zijn aan het smelten. “The ice caps are melting.”

Dutch words ending in smelt

zilversmelt

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

Dutch words starting with smelt

smelter | smelterij | smeltindex | smelting | smeltkaas | smeltkroes | smeltoven | smeltproces | smeltpunt | smeltpyrometer | smeltstop | smeltveiligheid | smeltwarmte | smeltwater | smeltwaterdal | smeltzout | smeltdraad | smeltsneeuw | smeltzekering

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