De or het doelwit?
het doelwit
target (something or someone at which one aims), prey
/ˈdul.ʋɪt/
Article and plural
- Singular
- het doelwit
- Plural (meervoud)
- de doelwitten
- Diminutive
- het doelwitje
Why het?
- No reliable spelling rule decides this one, so het doelwit is learned together with the word.
- Every plural takes de, so it is de doelwitten whatever the singular takes.
- Every diminutive takes het: het doelwitje.
The rules for de and het, with the exceptions
Check the article of another noun
What het changes
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| this, these | dit doelwit | deze doelwitten |
| that, those | dat doelwit | die doelwitten |
| which (the … that) | het doelwit dat … | de doelwitten die … |
| our | ons doelwit | onze doelwitten |
Meaning in English
- target (something or someone at which one aims), prey
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