het mededogen
mercy
noun · /ˈmeː.dəˌdoː.ɣə(n)/
Its article is not one a rule predicts. Why het mededogen?
Forms
- Article
- het mededogen
- Also means
- compassion, pity
- How common
- in everyday Dutch
In a sentence
Ze voelde diep mededogen voor de dakloze man.
She felt deep compassion for the homeless man.
De rechter toonde geen enkel mededogen.
The judge showed no mercy at all.
Waar is het mededogen in deze wereld gebleven?
Where has the compassion in this world gone?
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