de of het bloedverlies?
het bloedverlies
blood loss
noun · /ˈblut.vərˌlis/
It is “het bloedverlies”.
Pronunciation, example sentences and the rest of the entry: bloedverlies
Forms
- Article
- het bloedverlies
- How common
- in everyday Dutch
In a sentence
Het bloedverlies was gering en stopte snel.
The blood loss was minor and stopped quickly.
Is er veel bloedverlies geweest na de operatie?
Has there been much blood loss after the operation?
Door het bloedverlies voelde ik me erg zwak.
Because of the blood loss, I felt very weak.
Why this article
No rule predicts it
This one has to be memorised. No spelling pattern marks it as neuter, which is exactly why it is worth learning as “het bloedverlies” rather than as “bloedverlies” on its own.
The rules that do work
- • Every plural takes “de”, without exception.
- • Every diminutive ending in -je takes “het”, without exception.
- • Nouns ending in -ing, -heid, -tie, -teit or -schap take “de”.
- • Roughly two thirds of all nouns take “de”, so it is the better guess.
Other nouns whose article has to be memorised
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