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