De or het beest?
het beest
an animal, a beast
/beːst/
Article and plural
- Singular
- het beest
- Plural (meervoud)
- de beesten
- Diminutive
- het beestje
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 beesten whatever the singular takes.
- Every diminutive takes het: het beestje.
The rules for de and het, with the exceptions
Check the article of another noun
What het changes
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| this, these | dit beest | deze beesten |
| that, those | dat beest | die beesten |
| which (the … that) | het beest dat … | de beesten die … |
| our | ons beest | onze beesten |
Meaning in English
- an animal, a beast
- an animal kept as livestock, a head
- a cruel, wild, uncivilised, uninhibited or brutal person
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