De or het drinken?
het drinken
drink, beverage
/ˈdrɪŋkə(n)/
As a noun: Article and plural
- Singular
- het drinken
Why het?
- No reliable spelling rule decides this one, so het drinken is learned together with the word.
The rules for de and het, with the exceptions
Check the article of another noun
What het changes
| Singular | |
|---|---|
| this, these | dit drinken |
| that, those | dat drinken |
| which (the … that) | het drinken dat … |
| our | ons drinken |
As a noun: Meaning in English
- drink, beverage
As a verb: Conjugation of drinken
| Person | Present | Past | Perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| ik | drink | dronk | heb gedronken |
| jij, u | drinkt | dronk | hebt gedronken |
| hij, zij, het | drinkt | dronk | heeft gedronken |
| wij, jullie, zij | drinken | dronken | hebben gedronken |
- Past participle: gedronken, with hebben.
As a verb: Meaning in English
- to drink, consume a liquid
- to be an alcoholic
Remember drinken with Spreek
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