het aangezicht
face
noun · /ˈaːn.ɣəˌzɪxt/
Its article is not one a rule predicts. Why het aangezicht?
Forms
- Article
- het aangezicht
- Plural
- de aangezichten
- Diminutive
- het aangezichtje
- Also means
- countenance
- How common
- in everyday Dutch
In a sentence
Haar aangezicht was bleek van schrik.
Her face was pale from fright.
Er verscheen een glimlach op zijn aangezicht.
A smile appeared on his face.
Het aangezicht van de oude man toonde diepe rimpels.
The old man's face showed deep wrinkles.
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