De or het gordijn?
het gordijn
curtain (piece of cloth covering a window)
/ɣɔrˈdɛi̯n/
Article and plural
- Singular
- het gordijn
- Plural (meervoud)
- de gordijnen
- Diminutive
- het gordijntje
Why het?
- No reliable spelling rule decides this one, so het gordijn is learned together with the word.
- Every plural takes de, so it is de gordijnen whatever the singular takes.
- Every diminutive takes het: het gordijntje.
The rules for de and het, with the exceptions
Check the article of another noun
What het changes
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| this, these | dit gordijn | deze gordijnen |
| that, those | dat gordijn | die gordijnen |
| which (the … that) | het gordijn dat … | de gordijnen die … |
| our | ons gordijn | onze gordijnen |
Meaning in English
- curtain (piece of cloth covering a window)
- net curtain
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