het eigendom
property
noun · /ˈɛi̯ɣə(n)ˌdɔm/
Its article is not one a rule predicts. Why het eigendom?
Forms
- Article
- het eigendom
- Plural
- de eigendommen
- Diminutive
- het eigendommetje
- Also means
- possession, ownership
- How common
- among the 5,000 most common Dutch words
In a sentence
Dit huis is mijn eigendom.
This house is my property.
Het eigendom van de fiets is overgedragen.
The ownership of the bicycle has been transferred.
Respecteer altijd andermans eigendom.
Always respect other people's property.
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