De or het gebed?
het gebed
prayer
/ɣəˈbɛt/
Article and plural
- Singular
- het gebed
- Plural (meervoud)
- de gebeden
- Diminutive
- het gebedje
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 plural takes de, so it is de gebeden whatever the singular takes.
- Every diminutive takes het: het gebedje.
The rules for de and het, with the exceptions
Check the article of another noun
What het changes
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| this, these | dit gebed | deze gebeden |
| that, those | dat gebed | die gebeden |
| which (the … that) | het gebed dat … | de gebeden die … |
| our | ons gebed | onze gebeden |
Meaning in English
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Remember gebed with Spreek
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