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