De or het compliment?
het compliment
compliment
/ˌkɔm.pliˈmɛnt/
Article and plural
- Singular
- het compliment
- Plural (meervoud)
- de complimenten
- Diminutive
- het complimentje
Why het?
- Nouns ending in -isme, -ment, -um and -sel usually take het.
- Every plural takes de, so it is de complimenten whatever the singular takes.
- Every diminutive takes het: het complimentje.
The rules for de and het, with the exceptions
Check the article of another noun
What het changes
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| this, these | dit compliment | deze complimenten |
| that, those | dat compliment | die complimenten |
| which (the … that) | het compliment dat … | de complimenten die … |
| our | ons compliment | onze complimenten |
Meaning in English
- compliment
Remember compliment with Spreek
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