De or het been?
het been
leg, limb of a person, horse
/beːn/
Article and plural
- Singular
- het been
- Plural (meervoud)
- de beenderen, de benen
- Diminutive
- het beentje
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 beenderen whatever the singular takes.
- Every diminutive takes het: het beentje.
The rules for de and het, with the exceptions
Check the article of another noun
What het changes
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| this, these | dit been | deze beenderen |
| that, those | dat been | die beenderen |
| which (the … that) | het been dat … | de beenderen die … |
| our | ons been | onze beenderen |
Meaning in English
- leg, limb of a person, horse (other animals would have poten) and certain objects (again many have poten)
- bone, constituent part of a skeleton
- bone, the chalky material bones are made of
- side, leg
- the upper part of a sock, above the ankle
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