De or het gevoel?
het gevoel
feeling, emotion
/ɣəˈvul/
Article and plural
- Singular
- het gevoel
- Plural (meervoud)
- de gevoelens
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 gevoelens whatever the singular takes.
The rules for de and het, with the exceptions
Check the article of another noun
What het changes
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| this, these | dit gevoel | deze gevoelens |
| that, those | dat gevoel | die gevoelens |
| which (the … that) | het gevoel dat … | de gevoelens die … |
| our | ons gevoel | onze gevoelens |
Meaning in English
- feeling, emotion
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