De or het medelijden?
het medelijden
compassion, sympathy for the suffering of another
/ˈmeː.dəˌlɛi̯.də(n)/
Article and plural
- Singular
- het medelijden
Why het?
- No reliable spelling rule decides this one, so het medelijden is learned together with the word.
The rules for de and het, with the exceptions
Check the article of another noun
What het changes
| Singular | |
|---|---|
| this, these | dit medelijden |
| that, those | dat medelijden |
| which (the … that) | het medelijden dat … |
| our | ons medelijden |
Meaning in English
- compassion, sympathy for the suffering of another
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