De or het jaar?
het jaar
year (the time it takes the Earth to circle the Sun
/jaːr/
Article and plural
- Singular
- het jaar
- Plural (meervoud)
- de jaren
- Diminutive
- het jaartje
Why het?
- No reliable spelling rule decides this one, so het jaar is learned together with the word.
- Every plural takes de, so it is de jaren whatever the singular takes.
- Every diminutive takes het: het jaartje.
The rules for de and het, with the exceptions
Check the article of another noun
What het changes
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| this, these | dit jaar | deze jaren |
| that, those | dat jaar | die jaren |
| which (the … that) | het jaar dat … | de jaren die … |
| our | ons jaar | onze jaren |
Meaning in English
- year (the time it takes the Earth to circle the Sun; its equivalent on other planets)
- year (the individuals associated with a year, notably the students in or graduates from an annual class at school)
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