De or het monster?
het monster
a monster, terrifying and dangerous creature
/ˈmɔnstər/
Article and plural
- Singular
- het monster
- Plural (meervoud)
- de monsters
- Diminutive
- het monstertje
Why het?
- No reliable spelling rule decides this one, so het monster is learned together with the word.
- Every plural takes de, so it is de monsters whatever the singular takes.
- Every diminutive takes het: het monstertje.
The rules for de and het, with the exceptions
Check the article of another noun
What het changes
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| this, these | dit monster | deze monsters |
| that, those | dat monster | die monsters |
| which (the … that) | het monster dat … | de monsters die … |
| our | ons monster | onze monsters |
Meaning in English
- a monster, terrifying and dangerous creature
- sample; small, representative quantity of a substance or material, as used for analysis or selection
- an extremely antisocial person, especially a criminal
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