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