De or het insect?
het insect
insect, arthropod of the class Insecta
/ɪnˈsɛkt/
Article and plural
- Singular
- het insect
- Plural (meervoud)
- de insecten
- Diminutive
- het insectje
Why het?
- No reliable spelling rule decides this one, so het insect is learned together with the word.
- Every plural takes de, so it is de insecten whatever the singular takes.
- Every diminutive takes het: het insectje.
The rules for de and het, with the exceptions
Check the article of another noun
What het changes
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| this, these | dit insect | deze insecten |
| that, those | dat insect | die insecten |
| which (the … that) | het insect dat … | de insecten die … |
| our | ons insect | onze insecten |
Meaning in English
- insect, arthropod of the class Insecta
- bug (any small arthropod or invertebrate that somewhat resembles an insect)
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