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