De or het hand?
de hand
a hand of a human, other simian or other animal with fingers
/ɦɑnt/
Article and plural
- Singular
- de hand
- Plural (meervoud)
- de handen
- Diminutive
- het handje
Why de?
- No reliable spelling rule decides this one, so de hand is learned together with the word.
- Every plural takes de, so it is de handen whatever the singular takes.
- Every diminutive takes het: het handje.
The rules for de and het, with the exceptions
Check the article of another noun
What de changes
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| this, these | deze hand | deze handen |
| that, those | die hand | die handen |
| which (the … that) | de hand die … | de handen die … |
| our | onze hand | onze handen |
Meaning in English
- a hand of a human, other simian or other animal with fingers
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