ter harte nemen

== Dutch == === Alternative forms === te harte nemen, ten harte nemen === Pronunciation === === Verb === ter harte nemen to take to heart ==== Usage notes ==== Ter and harte are fossilized dative forms that are largely obsolete in contemporary Dutch outside of set expressions. Ter is used with feminine nouns, whereas hart is neuter in contemporary Dutch, so one would expect ten harte nemen, a form which is indeed sometimes encountered. This form with ter is a relic of a time when the grammatical gender of hart was not necessarily neuter, but could be feminine. ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Related terms ==== ter harte gaan