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