De or het muntje?
het muntje
a mint-flavored candy, a breath mint
/ˈmʏn.tjə/
Article and plural
- Singular
- het muntje
- Plural (meervoud)
- de muntjes
Why het?
- This is a diminutive, the form ending in -je, and every diminutive takes het.
- Every plural takes de, so it is de muntjes whatever the singular takes.
The rules for de and het, with the exceptions
Check the article of another noun
What het changes
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| this, these | dit muntje | deze muntjes |
| that, those | dat muntje | die muntjes |
| which (the … that) | het muntje dat … | de muntjes die … |
| our | ons muntje | onze muntjes |
Meaning in English
- a mint-flavored candy, a breath mint
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