De or het misverstand?
het misverstand
misunderstanding
/ˈmɪs.vərˌstɑnt/
Article and plural
- Singular
- het misverstand
- Plural (meervoud)
- de misverstanden
- Diminutive
- het misverstandje
Why het?
- No reliable spelling rule decides this one, so het misverstand is learned together with the word.
- Every plural takes de, so it is de misverstanden whatever the singular takes.
- Every diminutive takes het: het misverstandje.
The rules for de and het, with the exceptions
Check the article of another noun
What het changes
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| this, these | dit misverstand | deze misverstanden |
| that, those | dat misverstand | die misverstanden |
| which (the … that) | het misverstand dat … | de misverstanden die … |
| our | ons misverstand | onze misverstanden |
Meaning in English
- misunderstanding
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