De or het tante?

The correct Dutch article is:

de tante

  • English: aunt
  • Plural: de tantes
  • Diminutive: het tantetje
Rule Words ending in -te: usually de. See the rule
Meaning (Dutch) (familie) zus of schoonzus van iemands vader of moeder

How to use tante

the auntde tante
this auntdeze tante
that auntdie tante
our auntonze tante
your auntjouw tante
every auntelke tante
which aunt?welke tante?
a big aunt / the big aunteen grote tante, de grote tante
the aunt (plural)de tantes, deze tantes

Example sentences with tante

  • Waar is jouw tante? “Where's your aunt?”
  • Dit is mijn tante. “This is my aunt.”
  • Waar zijn jouw tantes? “Where are your aunts?”

Dutch words ending in tante

oudtante | erftante | militante | roddeltante | resultante | adoptante | suikertante | arrestante | constante | hubbleconstante | zonneconstante | boltzmannconstante | evenwichtsconstante | kletstante | peettante | groottante | debutante | theetante

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

Dutch words starting with tante

tanteagaathregeling

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