Dutch Article

Knowing some of the Dutch grammar will help you understand how the language is build up, and it will also help you to understand the basic phrases better. The Dutch grammar guide presented at LanguageTrav.com should in no way be considered as complete, and if you would like to acquire an in-depth understanding we recomment you to purchase books or DVDs for further learning.

The good news is that especially when you are traveling to The Netherlands, virtually everyone will speak English as a second language. However, it is a polite gesture to ask first.
    

As in English, Dutch possesses both an indefinite article (a in English) and a definite article (the in English).

The indefinite article:
The indefinite article in Dutch is een (pron.: uhn). Be careful not to confuse this with the Dutch word "één", which means one. The indefinite article is placed in front of the noun as a separate word.