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De or het bewijsstuk?

het bewijsstuk

a piece of evidence, esp. an attesting document

/bəˈʋɛi̯(s)ˌstʏk/

Article and plural

Singular
het bewijsstuk
Plural (meervoud)
de bewijsstukken
Diminutive
het bewijsstukje

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 bewijsstukken whatever the singular takes.
  • Every diminutive takes het: het bewijsstukje.

The rules for de and het, with the exceptions

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What het changes

SingularPlural
this, thesedit bewijsstukdeze bewijsstukken
that, thosedat bewijsstukdie bewijsstukken
which (the … that)het bewijsstuk dat …de bewijsstukken die …
ourons bewijsstukonze bewijsstukken

Meaning in English

  1. a piece of evidence, esp. an attesting document

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