De or het briefje?
het briefje
note, bill (of money)
Article and plural
- Singular
- het briefje
- Plural (meervoud)
- de briefjes
Why het?
- This is a diminutive, the form ending in -je, and every diminutive takes het.
- Every plural takes de, so it is de briefjes whatever the singular takes.
The rules for de and het, with the exceptions
Check the article of another noun
What het changes
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| this, these | dit briefje | deze briefjes |
| that, those | dat briefje | die briefjes |
| which (the … that) | het briefje dat … | de briefjes die … |
| our | ons briefje | onze briefjes |
Meaning in English
- note, bill (of money)
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