De or het eitje?
het eitje
breeze, cakewalk, cinch, doddle, piece of cake, walk in the park
/ˈɛi̯.tjə/
Article and plural
- Singular
- het eitje
- Plural (meervoud)
- de eitjes
Why het?
- This is a diminutive, the form ending in -je, and every diminutive takes het.
- Every plural takes de, so it is de eitjes whatever the singular takes.
The rules for de and het, with the exceptions
Check the article of another noun
What het changes
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| this, these | dit eitje | deze eitjes |
| that, those | dat eitje | die eitjes |
| which (the … that) | het eitje dat … | de eitjes die … |
| our | ons eitje | onze eitjes |
Meaning in English
- breeze, cakewalk, cinch, doddle, piece of cake, walk in the park (something that is easy to do)
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