De or het kuiken?
het kuiken
chick, the hatched young of a bird, especially fowl
/ˈkœy̯.kə(n)/
Article and plural
- Singular
- het kuiken
- Plural (meervoud)
- de kuikens
- Diminutive
- het kuikentje
Why het?
- No reliable spelling rule decides this one, so het kuiken is learned together with the word.
- Every plural takes de, so it is de kuikens whatever the singular takes.
- Every diminutive takes het: het kuikentje.
The rules for de and het, with the exceptions
Check the article of another noun
What het changes
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| this, these | dit kuiken | deze kuikens |
| that, those | dat kuiken | die kuikens |
| which (the … that) | het kuiken dat … | de kuikens die … |
| our | ons kuiken | onze kuikens |
Meaning in English
- chick, the hatched young of a bird, especially fowl
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