De or het dorp?
het dorp
village, small settlement
/dɔr(ə)p/
Article and plural
- Singular
- het dorp
- Plural (meervoud)
- de dorpen
- Diminutive
- het dorpje
Why het?
- No reliable spelling rule decides this one, so het dorp is learned together with the word.
- Every plural takes de, so it is de dorpen whatever the singular takes.
- Every diminutive takes het: het dorpje.
The rules for de and het, with the exceptions
Check the article of another noun
What het changes
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| this, these | dit dorp | deze dorpen |
| that, those | dat dorp | die dorpen |
| which (the … that) | het dorp dat … | de dorpen die … |
| our | ons dorp | onze dorpen |
Meaning in English
- village, small settlement
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