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De or het drinken?

het drinken

drink, beverage

/ˈdrɪŋkə(n)/

As a noun: Forms

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

As a noun: Meaning in English

  1. drink, beverage

As a verb: Conjugation

PersonPresentPastPerfect
ikdrinkdronkheb gedronken
jij, udrinktdronkhebt gedronken
hij, zij, hetdrinktdronkheeft gedronken
wij, jullie, zijdrinkendronkenhebben gedronken
  • Past participle: gedronken, with hebben.

As a verb: Meaning in English

  1. to drink, consume a liquid
  2. to be an alcoholic

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