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