het ongedierte
vermin
noun · /ˈɔn.ɣəˌdiːr.tə/
Its article is not one a rule predicts. Why het ongedierte?
Forms
- Article
- het ongedierte
- Also means
- pests, harmful, undesirable animals, undesirable people
- How common
- among the 10,000 most common Dutch words
In a sentence
Er is ongedierte in de tuin.
There is vermin in the garden.
Ongedierte kan ziektes verspreiden.
Vermin can spread diseases.
We moeten het ongedierte bestrijden.
We must combat the vermin.
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