De or het gebrek?
het gebrek
lack (deficiency, need)
/ɣəˈbrɛk/
Article and plural
- Singular
- het gebrek
- Plural (meervoud)
- de gebreken
- Diminutive
- het gebrekje
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 gebreken whatever the singular takes.
- Every diminutive takes het: het gebrekje.
The rules for de and het, with the exceptions
Check the article of another noun
What het changes
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| this, these | dit gebrek | deze gebreken |
| that, those | dat gebrek | die gebreken |
| which (the … that) | het gebrek dat … | de gebreken die … |
| our | ons gebrek | onze gebreken |
Meaning in English
- lack (deficiency, need)
- deficiency
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