De or het fout?
de fout
error, mistake
/fɑu̯t/
Article and plural
- Singular
- de fout
- Plural (meervoud)
- de fouten
- Diminutive
- het foutje
Why de?
- No reliable spelling rule decides this one, so de fout is learned together with the word.
- Every plural takes de, so it is de fouten whatever the singular takes.
- Every diminutive takes het: het foutje.
The rules for de and het, with the exceptions
Check the article of another noun
What de changes
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| this, these | deze fout | deze fouten |
| that, those | die fout | die fouten |
| which (the … that) | de fout die … | de fouten die … |
| our | onze fout | onze fouten |
Meaning in English
- error, mistake
- fault, defect
Remember fout with Spreek
Spreek keeps the Dutch words you meet, article included, reviews them with you and then has you use them in a spoken conversation.
FreeiPhone
(opens in a new tab)