No. 2,795 in Dutch
t
The Dutch word "t" is a contraction of "het," meaning "the" (neuter definite article).
In a sentence
Ik heb nog een t-shirt gekocht.
I bought another t-shirt.
In this sentence, 't is part of the word 't-shirt,' which refers to the English word for a type of clothing.
't Was een mooie dag vandaag.
It was a beautiful day today.
Here, 't functions as a contraction of 'het,' the Dutch definite article for neutral gender nouns, used in informal speech.
Ze hebben 't goed gedaan.
They did it well.
In this sentence, 't refers to 'het,' which stands for 'it' in English, serving as a pronoun for a neutral gender noun or unspecified object.
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