De or het broodje?
het broodje
sandwich or roll (shortened raised biscuit or bread)
/ˈbroːtjə/
Article and plural
- Singular
- het broodje
- Plural (meervoud)
- de broodjes
Why het?
- This is a diminutive, the form ending in -je, and every diminutive takes het.
- Every plural takes de, so it is de broodjes 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 broodje | deze broodjes |
| that, those | dat broodje | die broodjes |
| which (the … that) | het broodje dat … | de broodjes die … |
| our | ons broodje | onze broodjes |
Meaning in English
- sandwich or roll (shortened raised biscuit or bread)
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