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