De or het gevecht?
het gevecht
fight, combat, battle, struggle
/ɣəˈvɛxt/
Article and plural
- Singular
- het gevecht
- Plural (meervoud)
- de gevechten
- Diminutive
- het gevechtje
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 gevechten whatever the singular takes.
- Every diminutive takes het: het gevechtje.
The rules for de and het, with the exceptions
Check the article of another noun
What het changes
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| this, these | dit gevecht | deze gevechten |
| that, those | dat gevecht | die gevechten |
| which (the … that) | het gevecht dat … | de gevechten die … |
| our | ons gevecht | onze gevechten |
Meaning in English
- fight, combat, battle, struggle
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