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De or het gesprek?

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het gesprek

talk, verbal conversation

/ɣəˈsprɛk/

Forms

Singular
het gesprek
Plural
de gesprekken
Diminutive
het gesprekje

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 gesprekken whatever the singular takes.
  • Every diminutive takes het: het gesprekje.

The rules for de and het, with the exceptions

Meaning in English

  1. talk, verbal conversation

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