De or het violist?

The correct Dutch article is:

de violist

  • English: violinist
  • Plural: de violisten
  • Diminutive: het violistje
Rule Words ending in -ist: almost always de. See the rule
Meaning (Dutch) (muziek, beroep) musicus die een viool bespeelt

How to use violist

the violinistde violist
this violinistdeze violist
that violinistdie violist
our violinistonze violist
your violinistjouw violist
every violinistelke violist
which violinist?welke violist?
a big violinist / the big violinisteen grote violist, de grote violist
the violinist (plural)de violisten, deze violisten

Example sentences with violist

  • Wijlen haar echtgenoot was violist. “Her late husband was a violinist.”
  • Wie is je favoriete violist? “Who's your favorite violinist?”
  • De heer Dupont is een uitstekende violist. “Mr. Dupont is an outstanding violinist.”

Dutch words ending in violist

altviolist

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

Dutch words starting with violist

violiste

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