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