De or het item?
het item
item (matter of discussion)
/ˈɑjtəm/
Article and plural
- Singular
- het item
- Plural (meervoud)
- de items
- Diminutive
- het itempje
Why het?
- No reliable spelling rule decides this one, so het item is learned together with the word.
- Every plural takes de, so it is de items whatever the singular takes.
- Every diminutive takes het: het itempje.
The rules for de and het, with the exceptions
Check the article of another noun
What het changes
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| this, these | dit item | deze items |
| that, those | dat item | die items |
| which (the … that) | het item dat … | de items die … |
| our | ons item | onze items |
Meaning in English
- item (matter of discussion)
- item (specific object)
Remember item with Spreek
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