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