De or het geintje?
het geintje
a prank, a joke
/ˈɣɛi̯n.tjə/
Article and plural
- Singular
- het geintje
- Plural (meervoud)
- de geintjes
Why het?
- This is a diminutive, the form ending in -je, and every diminutive takes het.
- Every plural takes de, so it is de geintjes whatever the singular takes.
The rules for de and het, with the exceptions
Check the article of another noun
What het changes
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| this, these | dit geintje | deze geintjes |
| that, those | dat geintje | die geintjes |
| which (the … that) | het geintje dat … | de geintjes die … |
| our | ons geintje | onze geintjes |
Meaning in English
- a prank, a joke
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