De or het gezicht?
het gezicht
face, front-side of a head
/ɣəˈzɪxt/
Article and plural
- Singular
- het gezicht
- Plural (meervoud)
- de gezichten
- Diminutive
- het gezichtje
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 gezichten whatever the singular takes.
- Every diminutive takes het: het gezichtje.
The rules for de and het, with the exceptions
Check the article of another noun
What het changes
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| this, these | dit gezicht | deze gezichten |
| that, those | dat gezicht | die gezichten |
| which (the … that) | het gezicht dat … | de gezichten die … |
| our | ons gezicht | onze gezichten |
Meaning in English
- face, front-side of a head
- seeing, the ability to observe visually, vision, sight
- sight, visual impression, view, vision
- vision, experience of an appearance
- figurehead
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