het dodental
death toll
noun · /ˈdoː.də(n)ˌtɑl/
Its article is not one a rule predicts. Why het dodental?
Forms
- Article
- het dodental
- Plural
- de dodentallen
- Also means
- number of deaths, death tally
- How common
- in everyday Dutch
In a sentence
Het dodental van de ramp ligt boven de honderd.
The number of deaths as a result of the disaster exceeds one hundred.
Het dodental door de aardbeving stijgt snel.
The death toll from the earthquake is rising quickly.
Het officiële dodental is nu 50.
The official death toll is now 50.
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