De or het instrument?
het instrument
instrument
/ˌɪn.stryˈmɛnt/
Article and plural
- Singular
- het instrument
- Plural (meervoud)
- de instrumenten
- Diminutive
- het instrumentje
Why het?
- Nouns ending in -isme, -ment, -um and -sel usually take het.
- Every plural takes de, so it is de instrumenten whatever the singular takes.
- Every diminutive takes het: het instrumentje.
The rules for de and het, with the exceptions
Check the article of another noun
What het changes
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| this, these | dit instrument | deze instrumenten |
| that, those | dat instrument | die instrumenten |
| which (the … that) | het instrument dat … | de instrumenten die … |
| our | ons instrument | onze instrumenten |
Meaning in English
- instrument
- musical instrument
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