De or het handvol?
de/het handvol
a handful, relatively small quantity or number
/ˈɦɑnt.fɔl/
Article and plural
- Singular
- de handvol or het handvol
- Plural (meervoud)
- de handenvol
- Diminutive
- het handjevol
Why both articles?
- Dictionaries accept both de and het for handvol. Pick one and use it consistently.
- Every plural takes de, so it is de handenvol whatever the singular takes.
- Every diminutive takes het: het handjevol.
The rules for de and het, with the exceptions
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Meaning in English
- a handful, relatively small quantity or number
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