De or het gedoe?
het gedoe
fuss, ado, hassle
/ɣəˈdu/
Article and plural
- Singular
- het gedoe
- Diminutive
- het gedoetje
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 gedoetje.
The rules for de and het, with the exceptions
Check the article of another noun
What het changes
| Singular | |
|---|---|
| this, these | dit gedoe |
| that, those | dat gedoe |
| which (the … that) | het gedoe dat … |
| our | ons gedoe |
Meaning in English
- fuss, ado, hassle
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