De or het bedrijf?
het bedrijf
business, economic activity
/bəˈdrɛi̯f/
Forms
- Singular
- het bedrijf
- Plural
- de bedrijven
- Diminutive
- het bedrijfje
Why het?
- Many nouns that start with ge-, be-, ver- or ont- take het, as long as they do not end in -ing, -heid, -te or -de.
- Every plural takes de, so it is de bedrijven whatever the singular takes.
- Every diminutive takes het: het bedrijfje.
The rules for de and het, with the exceptions
Meaning in English
- business, economic activity
- profession
- company, firm, corporation
- act, major unit in a theatre piece
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