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De or het avondeten?

het avondeten

supper, dinner, evening meal

/ˈaːvɔntˌeːtə(n)/

Article and plural

Singular
het avondeten

Why het?

  • No reliable spelling rule decides this one, so het avondeten is learned together with the word.

The rules for de and het, with the exceptions

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What het changes

Singular
this, thesedit avondeten
that, thosedat avondeten
which (the … that)het avondeten dat …
ourons avondeten

Meaning in English

  1. supper, dinner, evening meal

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