De or het geneesmiddel?
het geneesmiddel
a medicine, medication
/ɣəˈneːs.mɪ.dəl/
Article and plural
- Singular
- het geneesmiddel
- Plural (meervoud)
- de geneesmiddelen
- Diminutive
- het geneesmiddeltje
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 geneesmiddelen whatever the singular takes.
- Every diminutive takes het: het geneesmiddeltje.
The rules for de and het, with the exceptions
Check the article of another noun
What het changes
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| this, these | dit geneesmiddel | deze geneesmiddelen |
| that, those | dat geneesmiddel | die geneesmiddelen |
| which (the … that) | het geneesmiddel dat … | de geneesmiddelen die … |
| our | ons geneesmiddel | onze geneesmiddelen |
Meaning in English
- a medicine, medication
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