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