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