the (EN)

lidwoord, bijwoord, voorzetsel

lidwoord “the”

1. de het bepaald lidwoord
   Meld u aan om de vertalingen van voorbeeldzinnen en eentalige definities van elk woord te zien.

   The cat sat on the windowsill, basking in the sunlight.
2. de/het (same as above, but often "de" because superlatives and ordinals usually refer to specific, hence commonly definite, entities)
   He was the first, i.e. the best.
3. de/het (same as above, context will specify which one to use)
   The rich and the poor have very different life experiences.

bijwoord “the”

1. hoe ... des te/hoe ... hoe (used in comparative constructions, e.g., "hoe sneller, des te beter" or "hoe sneller, hoe beter")
   The more I learn, the more I realize how much I don't know.

voorzetsel “the”

1. per
   Gasoline was sold at four dollars the gallon.