De or het gerecht?
het gerecht
a meal, or a dish served alone or part of a meal as a course
/ɣə.ˈrɛxt/
Article and plural
- Singular
- het gerecht
- Plural (meervoud)
- de gerechten
- Diminutive
- het gerechtje
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 gerechten whatever the singular takes.
- Every diminutive takes het: het gerechtje.
The rules for de and het, with the exceptions
Check the article of another noun
What het changes
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| this, these | dit gerecht | deze gerechten |
| that, those | dat gerecht | die gerechten |
| which (the … that) | het gerecht dat … | de gerechten die … |
| our | ons gerecht | onze gerechten |
Meaning in English
- a meal, or a dish served alone or part of a meal as a course
- court of law
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