De or het decennium?
het decennium
a decade, a period of ten years
/ˌdeːˈsɛ.ni.ʏm/
Article and plural
- Singular
- het decennium
- Plural (meervoud)
- de decennia
- Diminutive
- het decenniumpje
Why het?
- Nouns ending in -isme, -ment, -um and -sel usually take het.
- Every plural takes de, so it is de decennia whatever the singular takes.
- Every diminutive takes het: het decenniumpje.
The rules for de and het, with the exceptions
Check the article of another noun
What het changes
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| this, these | dit decennium | deze decennia |
| that, those | dat decennium | die decennia |
| which (the … that) | het decennium dat … | de decennia die … |
| our | ons decennium | onze decennia |
Meaning in English
- a decade, a period of ten years
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