De or het model?
het model
model (type, design)
/moːˈdɛl/
Article and plural
- Singular
- het model
- Plural (meervoud)
- de modellen
- Diminutive
- het modelletje
Why het?
- No reliable spelling rule decides this one, so het model is learned together with the word.
- Every plural takes de, so it is de modellen whatever the singular takes.
- Every diminutive takes het: het modelletje.
The rules for de and het, with the exceptions
Check the article of another noun
What het changes
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| this, these | dit model | deze modellen |
| that, those | dat model | die modellen |
| which (the … that) | het model dat … | de modellen die … |
| our | ons model | onze modellen |
Meaning in English
- model (type, design)
- model (someone or something serving as an artistic subject)
- model (simplified representation)
- model (miniature)
- model (prototype)
- shape, the proper arrangement of something
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