De or het element?
het element
element
/ˌeː.ləˈmɛnt/
Article and plural
- Singular
- het element
- Plural (meervoud)
- de elementen
- Diminutive
- het elementje
Why het?
- Nouns ending in -isme, -ment, -um and -sel usually take het.
- Every plural takes de, so it is de elementen whatever the singular takes.
- Every diminutive takes het: het elementje.
The rules for de and het, with the exceptions
Check the article of another noun
What het changes
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| this, these | dit element | deze elementen |
| that, those | dat element | die elementen |
| which (the … that) | het element dat … | de elementen die … |
| our | ons element | onze elementen |
Meaning in English
- element
Remember element with Spreek
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