De or het hemd?
het hemd
a shirt (article of clothing)
/ˈɦɛmt/
Article and plural
- Singular
- het hemd
- Plural (meervoud)
- de hemden
- Diminutive
- het hemdje
Why het?
- No reliable spelling rule decides this one, so het hemd is learned together with the word.
- Every plural takes de, so it is de hemden whatever the singular takes.
- Every diminutive takes het: het hemdje.
The rules for de and het, with the exceptions
Check the article of another noun
What het changes
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| this, these | dit hemd | deze hemden |
| that, those | dat hemd | die hemden |
| which (the … that) | het hemd dat … | de hemden die … |
| our | ons hemd | onze hemden |
Meaning in English
- a shirt (article of clothing)
- a singlet, undershirt
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