De or het wilde?

The correct Dutch article is:

de wilde

  • English: savage
  • Plural: de wilden
Meaning (Dutch) iemand zonder beschaving

How to use wilde

the savagede wilde
this savagedeze wilde
that savagedie wilde
our savageonze wilde
your savagejouw wilde
every savageelke wilde
which savage?welke wilde?
a big savage / the big savageeen grote wilde, de grote wilde
the savage (plural)de wilden, deze wilden

Example sentences with wilde

  • Dat wilde ik opeten. “I was going to eat that.”
  • Dat wilde ik zeggen. “That's the point that I wanted to make.”
  • Neem een wilde gok. “Take a wild guess.”

Dutch words ending in wilde

halfwilde

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

Dutch words starting with wilde

wildebeest | wildebras | wildeman | wildemanskruid | wildemansmot | wildernis | wildeling

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