De or het moment?
het moment
moment (very brief period of time)
/moːˈmɛnt/
Article and plural
- Singular
- het moment
- Plural (meervoud)
- de momenten
- Diminutive
- het momentje
Why het?
- Nouns ending in -isme, -ment, -um and -sel usually take het.
- Every plural takes de, so it is de momenten whatever the singular takes.
- Every diminutive takes het: het momentje.
The rules for de and het, with the exceptions
Check the article of another noun
What het changes
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| this, these | dit moment | deze momenten |
| that, those | dat moment | die momenten |
| which (the … that) | het moment dat … | de momenten die … |
| our | ons moment | onze momenten |
Meaning in English
- moment (very brief period of time)
- moment of force, moment
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