het leefgebied
habitat
noun · /ˈleːf.xəˌbit/
Its article is not one a rule predicts. Why het leefgebied?
Forms
- Article
- het leefgebied
- Plural
- de leefgebieden
- Diminutive
- het leefgebiedje
- Also means
- territory, residential area, living space
- How common
- in everyday Dutch
In a sentence
Het leefgebied van de panda is klein.
The habitat of the panda is small.
De bouw vernietigt hun leefgebied snel.
The construction quickly destroys their habitat.
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