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