De or het ongedierte?
het ongedierte
vermin, pests, harmful or undesirable animals
/ˈɔn.ɣəˌdiːr.tə/
Article and plural
- Singular
- het ongedierte
Why het?
- No reliable spelling rule decides this one, so het ongedierte is learned together with the word.
The rules for de and het, with the exceptions
Check the article of another noun
What het changes
| Singular | |
|---|---|
| this, these | dit ongedierte |
| that, those | dat ongedierte |
| which (the … that) | het ongedierte dat … |
| our | ons ongedierte |
Meaning in English
- vermin, pests, harmful or undesirable animals
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