De or het blad?
het blad
a leaf (of a plant)
/blɑt/
Article and plural
- Singular
- het blad
- Plural (meervoud)
- de bladeren, de bladen
- Diminutive
- het blaadje
Why het?
- No reliable spelling rule decides this one, so het blad is learned together with the word.
- Every plural takes de, so it is de bladeren whatever the singular takes.
- Every diminutive takes het: het blaadje.
The rules for de and het, with the exceptions
Check the article of another noun
What het changes
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| this, these | dit blad | deze bladeren |
| that, those | dat blad | die bladeren |
| which (the … that) | het blad dat … | de bladeren die … |
| our | ons blad | onze bladeren |
Meaning in English
- a leaf (of a plant)
- a sheet of paper, leaf (in a book)
- a page
- a magazine or other periodical publication
- the flat section on the upper side of a table or desk
- the broad, flat blade of a weapon or tool; a blade
Remember blad with Spreek
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