De or het ijsje?
het ijsje
an ice cream
/ˈɛi̯sjə/
Article and plural
- Singular
- het ijsje
- Plural (meervoud)
- de ijsjes
Why het?
- This is a diminutive, the form ending in -je, and every diminutive takes het.
- Every plural takes de, so it is de ijsjes whatever the singular takes.
The rules for de and het, with the exceptions
Check the article of another noun
What het changes
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| this, these | dit ijsje | deze ijsjes |
| that, those | dat ijsje | die ijsjes |
| which (the … that) | het ijsje dat … | de ijsjes die … |
| our | ons ijsje | onze ijsjes |
Meaning in English
- an ice cream
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