De or het beroep?

Forms

Singular

het beroep

Plural

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

Meaning in English

1. profession, vocation
2. appeal (act of invoking or appealing to something or someone, notably a higher jurisdiction)
3. appeal
4. an invitation to ministry in a particular parish or congregation