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De or het gebak?

het gebak

sweet pastry, cake

/ɣəˈbɑk/

Article and plural

Singular
het gebak
Diminutive
het gebakje

Why het?

  • Many nouns that start with ge-, be-, ver- or ont- take het, as long as they do not end in -ing, -heid, -te or -de.
  • Every diminutive takes het: het gebakje.

The rules for de and het, with the exceptions

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What het changes

Singular
this, thesedit gebak
that, thosedat gebak
which (the … that)het gebak dat …
ourons gebak

Meaning in English

  1. sweet pastry, cake
  2. pastry, whether sweet or savoury

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