De or het beroep?
het beroep
profession, vocation
/bəˈrup/
Article and plural
- Singular
- het beroep
- Plural (meervoud)
- de beroepen
- Diminutive
- het beroepje
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 beroepen whatever the singular takes.
- Every diminutive takes het: het beroepje.
The rules for de and het, with the exceptions
Check the article of another noun
What het changes
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| this, these | dit beroep | deze beroepen |
| that, those | dat beroep | die beroepen |
| which (the … that) | het beroep dat … | de beroepen die … |
| our | ons beroep | onze beroepen |
Meaning in English
- profession, vocation
- appeal (act of invoking or appealing to something or someone, notably a higher jurisdiction)
- appeal
- an invitation to ministry in a particular parish or congregation
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