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De or het bericht?

← Dutch words

het bericht

message

/bəˈrɪxt/

Forms

Singular
het bericht
Plural
de berichten
Diminutive
het berichtje

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 berichten whatever the singular takes.
  • Every diminutive takes het: het berichtje.

The rules for de and het, with the exceptions

Meaning in English

  1. message
  2. news
  3. communication

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