De or het verte?

The correct Dutch article is:

de verte

  • English: distance
  • Plural: de vertes / verten
Rule Words ending in -te: usually de. See the rule
Meaning (Dutch) het gebied dat nog net binnen zichtsafstand is

How to use verte

the distancede verte
this distancedeze verte
that distancedie verte
our distanceonze verte
your distancejouw verte
every distanceelke verte
which distance?welke verte?
a big distance / the big distanceeen grote verte, de grote verte
the distance (plural)de vertes, deze vertes

Example sentences with verte

  • Er bewoog iets in de verte. “There was something moving in the distance.”
  • Tom zag iets in de verte. “Tom saw something in the distance.”
  • Tom zag lichten in de verte. “Tom saw lights in the distance.”

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