De or het stip?

The correct Dutch article is:

de stip

  • English: dot, period, point
  • Plural: de stippen
  • Diminutive: het stipje
Meaning (Dutch) puntvormig of rond merkteken

How to use stip

the dotde stip
this dotdeze stip
that dotdie stip
our dotonze stip
your dotjouw stip
every dotelke stip
which dot?welke stip?
a big dot / the big doteen grote stip, de grote stip
the dot (plural)de stippen, deze stippen

Example sentences with stip

  • De scheidsrechter legde de bal op de stip. “The referee placed the ball on the spot.”
  • Hoeveel stippen heeft dat lieveheersbeestje? “How many dots does that ladybug have?”

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