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