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het heldendom

heroism

noun

Its article is not one a rule predicts. Why het heldendom?

Forms

Article
het heldendom
Also means
being a hero
How common
in everyday Dutch

In a sentence

Echt heldendom is zeldzaam tegenwoordig.

True heroism is rare nowadays.

Zijn actie was puur heldendom.

His action was pure heroism.

Ze toonde geen heldendom.

She showed no heroism.

Other “het” words

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