De or het kleintje?
het kleintje
little one
/ˈklɛi̯n.tjə/
Article and plural
- Singular
- het kleintje
- Plural (meervoud)
- de kleintjes
Why het?
- This is a diminutive, the form ending in -je, and every diminutive takes het.
- Every plural takes de, so it is de kleintjes 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 kleintje | deze kleintjes |
| that, those | dat kleintje | die kleintjes |
| which (the … that) | het kleintje dat … | de kleintjes die … |
| our | ons kleintje | onze kleintjes |
Meaning in English
- little one
- child
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