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het onheil

misfortune

noun · /ˈɔn.ɦɛi̯l/

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

Forms

Article
het onheil
Also means
disaster
How common
in everyday Dutch

In a sentence

De storm bracht veel onheil.

The storm brought much misfortune.

Ik voelde dat er onheil naderde.

I felt that misfortune was approaching.

Laten we dit onheil voorkomen.

Let's prevent this misfortune.

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