't
 | This article needs additional citations for verification. (December 2018) |
In the Dutch language, the word 't (Dutch pronunciation: [ət]) is a contraction of the article "het", meaning "the". 't can be found as a tussenvoegsel, a word that is positioned between a person's first and last name. Careful writers should use an apostrophe (U+2019 ’ RIGHT SINGLE QUOTATION MARK) in front of the t – and not confuse it with a left quotation mark (U+2018 ‘ LEFT SINGLE QUOTATION MARK)[1] and put a space before the apostrophe.
Examples[edit]
- Dirk van 't Klooster
- Evert-Jan 't Hoen
- Gerard 't Hooft
- Haas Visser 't Hooft
- in 't Veld (surname)
- Bart Spring in 't Veld (note: surname is "Spring in 't Veld")
- Sophie in 't Veld
- Jacobus Henricus van 't Hoff
- John van 't Schip
- Maarten 't Hart
- Tom van 't Hek
- Van 't Hof (surname)
- Van 't Wout (surname)
- Willem Visser 't Hooft
- Youp van 't Hek
See also[edit]
- Definite article reduction, a similar contraction in some dialects of English
References[edit]
Look up 't in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.
- ^ 't Hooft, Gerard. "Apostrophe". www.staff.science.uu.nl. Retrieved 21 April 2019.