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De or het gelach?

het gelach

laughter (sound (as) of laughing)

/ɣəˈlɑx/

Article and plural

Singular
het gelach

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.

The rules for de and het, with the exceptions

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What het changes

Singular
this, thesedit gelach
that, thosedat gelach
which (the … that)het gelach dat …
ourons gelach

Meaning in English

  1. laughter (sound (as) of laughing)

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