De or het effect?
het effect
effect
/ɛˈfɛkt/
Article and plural
- Singular
- het effect
- Plural (meervoud)
- de effecten
- Diminutive
- het effectje
Why het?
- No reliable spelling rule decides this one, so het effect is learned together with the word.
- Every plural takes de, so it is de effecten whatever the singular takes.
- Every diminutive takes het: het effectje.
The rules for de and het, with the exceptions
Check the article of another noun
What het changes
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| this, these | dit effect | deze effecten |
| that, those | dat effect | die effecten |
| which (the … that) | het effect dat … | de effecten die … |
| our | ons effect | onze effecten |
Meaning in English
- effect
- security, notably bond or stock
- spin (rotation of a ball)
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