De or het instinct?
het instinct
instinct (innate response, impulse or behavior)
/ɪnˈstɪŋ(k)t/
Article and plural
- Singular
- het instinct
- Plural (meervoud)
- de instincten
Why het?
- No reliable spelling rule decides this one, so het instinct is learned together with the word.
- Every plural takes de, so it is de instincten 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 instinct | deze instincten |
| that, those | dat instinct | die instincten |
| which (the … that) | het instinct dat … | de instincten die … |
| our | ons instinct | onze instincten |
Meaning in English
- instinct (innate response, impulse or behavior)
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