het afweersysteem
immune system
noun · /ˈɑf.ʋeːr.siˌsteːm/
Its article is not one a rule predicts. Why het afweersysteem?
Forms
- Article
- het afweersysteem
- Plural
- de afweersystemen
- How common
- in everyday Dutch
In a sentence
Het afweersysteem beschermt ons tegen ziekten.
The immune system protects us against diseases.
Gezond eten versterkt je afweersysteem.
Healthy eating strengthens your immune system.
Haar afweersysteem was door stress verzwakt.
Her immune system was weakened by stress.
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