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Exercise Dutch articles 1

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  2. Exercise Dutch articles 1
  3. Exercise Dutch articles 2

Fill in the missing definite articles. ('de' or 'het')

groepje werkt samen. (The small group works together.)

boef is opgepakt door politie. (The thief is arrested by the police.)

zus van mijn moeder is zwanger. (My mother's sister is pregnant.)

museum sluit om 18 uur. (The museum closes at 18:00.)

zangeres heeft een nieuw nummer uitgebracht. (The female singer released a new single.)  

Er is een ongeluk gebeurd in verkeer. (An accident happened during traffic.)

mooie is dat ik naar huis mag om 16 uur. (The nice thing is that I can go home at 16:00.)

resultaat heeft geen effect gehad op patiënt. (The result did not have any effect on the patient.)

zon schijnt dus weer is goed. (The sun is shining so the weather is good.)

leraar gaf kinderen hun huiswerk terug. (The teacher gave the children their homework back.)

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