De or het getal?
het getal
an expressed number
/ɣəˈtɑl/
Article and plural
- Singular
- het getal
- Plural (meervoud)
- de getallen
- Diminutive
- het getalletje
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 getallen whatever the singular takes.
- Every diminutive takes het: het getalletje.
The rules for de and het, with the exceptions
Check the article of another noun
What het changes
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| this, these | dit getal | deze getallen |
| that, those | dat getal | die getallen |
| which (the … that) | het getal dat … | de getallen die … |
| our | ons getal | onze getallen |
Meaning in English
- an expressed number
- the number, either singular or plural
Remember getal with Spreek
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