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De or het gegeven?

het gegeven

datum, a given fact, parameter, piece of information

/ɣəˈɣeː.və(n)/

Article and plural

Singular
het gegeven
Plural (meervoud)
de gegevens
Diminutive
het gegeventje

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 gegevens whatever the singular takes.
  • Every diminutive takes het: het gegeventje.

The rules for de and het, with the exceptions

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What het changes

SingularPlural
this, thesedit gegevendeze gegevens
that, thosedat gegevendie gegevens
which (the … that)het gegeven dat …de gegevens die …
ourons gegevenonze gegevens

Meaning in English

  1. datum, a given fact, parameter, piece of information

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