How to Say "The Hague" in Dutch

Den Haag

/dɛn ˈɦaːx/neuter

The Hague in Dutch is Den Haag. Wiktionary also lists De Haag.

Meaning: Dutch city (name)

Ways to say it

“the hague” in Dutch
Dutch	IPA	Note
Den Haag	/dɛn ˈɦaːx/	neuter
De Haag	/də ˈɦaːx/	Hague dialect, neuter

Den Haag is the name of a Dutch city. It is the seat of government in the Netherlands.

The name Den Haag literally means 'The Hague', where Haag refers to a hedge or an enclosure.

De Haag is a variation used in the Hague-dialect.

Den Haag is a neuter noun.

/dɛn ˈɦaːx/

The word Haag shares a common ancestor with the English word 'haw', referring to the-hedge or thorny bushes from which the name was originally derived.
Although it is a city name, the formal Den Haag actually uses an old grammatical form that is typically only used after certain prepositions, such as 'in' or 'to'.

Zij woont in Den Haag.
She lives in The Hague.
This sentence is useful for expressing where someone lives using Den Haag.
Tatoeba #13907305 by Tom9358, translation #13907306 by Tom9358
De hoofdstad van Nederland is Amsterdam en de regeringszetel is Den Haag.
The capital of the Netherlands is Amsterdam, and the seat of government is The Hague.
This sentence describes the seat of government using Den Haag.
Tatoeba #7270151 by PaulP, translation #9199967 by sundown
In Den Haag heeft er al meer dan een maand een estafette-kerkdienst plaats.
A relay church service has been taking place in The Hague for more than a month.
This sentence describes an event taking place in the city using Den Haag.
Tatoeba #7699768 by PaulP, translation #11177986 by SunnyMoon
De internationale conferentie wordt gehouden in Den Haag.
The international conference is being held in The Hague.
De rechtszaak zal plaatsvinden in 's-Gravenhage.
The lawsuit will take place in The Hague.
1 more sentence on Tatoeba

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