De or het horloge?
het horloge
watch (wearable timepiece)
/ɦɔrˈloː.ʒə/
Article and plural
- Singular
- het horloge
- Plural (meervoud)
- de horloges
- Diminutive
- het horlogetje
Why het?
- No reliable spelling rule decides this one, so het horloge is learned together with the word.
- Every plural takes de, so it is de horloges whatever the singular takes.
- Every diminutive takes het: het horlogetje.
The rules for de and het, with the exceptions
Check the article of another noun
What het changes
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| this, these | dit horloge | deze horloges |
| that, those | dat horloge | die horloges |
| which (the … that) | het horloge dat … | de horloges die … |
| our | ons horloge | onze horloges |
Meaning in English
- watch (wearable timepiece)
- any timepiece (watch or clock)
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