De or het wang?

The correct Dutch article is:

de wang

  • English: cheek
  • Plural: de wangen
  • Diminutive: het wangetje
Meaning (Dutch) (anatomie) zijkant van het gezicht onder het oog

How to use wang

the cheekde wang
this cheekdeze wang
that cheekdie wang
our cheekonze wang
your cheekjouw wang
every cheekelke wang
which cheek?welke wang?
a big cheek / the big cheekeen grote wang, de grote wang
the cheek (plural)de wangen, deze wangen

Example sentences with wang

  • Haar wangen waren rood. “Her cheeks were red.”
  • Zijn wangen werden rood. “His cheeks turned red.”
  • Tranen biggelden over haar wangen. “Tears trickled down her cheeks.”

Dutch words ending in wang

dwang | roodwang | klewang | geelwang | appelwang | linkerwang | rechterwang | hamsterwang | grijswang | varkenswang | witwang | zwartwang | bedwang

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

Dutch words starting with wang

wangeboorte | wangedrag | wangedraging | wangedrocht | wangiwangibrilvogel | wangslijm | wangunst | wangzak | wangzakeekhoorn | wangzakmuis

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