De or het bestand?

Forms

Singular

het bestand

Plural

de bestanden

Diminutive

het bestandje

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 bestanden whatever the singular takes.
• Every diminutive takes het: het bestandje.

The rules for de and het, with the exceptions

Meaning in English

1. file
2. archive, file
3. truce