De or het gespuis?
het gespuis
riffraff, the common people
Article and plural
- Singular
- het gespuis
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.
The rules for de and het, with the exceptions
Check the article of another noun
What het changes
| Singular | |
|---|---|
| this, these | dit gespuis |
| that, those | dat gespuis |
| which (the … that) | het gespuis dat … |
| our | ons gespuis |
Meaning in English
- riffraff, the common people
- playful and mischievous children
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