De or het gen?
het gen
gene
/ɣɛn/
Article and plural
- Singular
- het gen
- Plural (meervoud)
- de genen
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 genen 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 gen | deze genen |
| that, those | dat gen | die genen |
| which (the … that) | het gen dat … | de genen die … |
| our | ons gen | onze genen |
Meaning in English
- gene
Remember gen with Spreek
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