De or het laboratorium?
het laboratorium
laboratory, room, building or institution equipped for scientific
/laː.boː.raːˈtoː.ri(j)ʏm/
Article and plural
- Singular
- het laboratorium
- Plural (meervoud)
- de laboratoria
- Diminutive
- het laboratoriumpje
Why het?
- Nouns ending in -isme, -ment, -um and -sel usually take het.
- Every plural takes de, so it is de laboratoria whatever the singular takes.
- Every diminutive takes het: het laboratoriumpje.
The rules for de and het, with the exceptions
Check the article of another noun
What het changes
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| this, these | dit laboratorium | deze laboratoria |
| that, those | dat laboratorium | die laboratoria |
| which (the … that) | het laboratorium dat … | de laboratoria die … |
| our | ons laboratorium | onze laboratoria |
Meaning in English
- laboratory, room, building or institution equipped for scientific research or similarly specialised operations, such as production
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