De or het kwartje?
het kwartje
a coin of 25 cents (0.25 guilder), quarter
/ˈkʋɑrtjə/
Article and plural
- Singular
- het kwartje
- Plural (meervoud)
- de kwartjes
Why het?
- This is a diminutive, the form ending in -je, and every diminutive takes het.
- Every plural takes de, so it is de kwartjes 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 kwartje | deze kwartjes |
| that, those | dat kwartje | die kwartjes |
| which (the … that) | het kwartje dat … | de kwartjes die … |
| our | ons kwartje | onze kwartjes |
Meaning in English
- a coin of 25 cents (0.25 guilder), quarter
- quarter of a pill of recreational drugs, particularly ecstasy
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