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De or het order?

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de/het order

order (command)

/ˈɔr.dər/

Article and plural

Singular
de order or het order
Plural (meervoud)
de orders

Why both articles?

  • Dictionaries accept both de and het for order. Pick one and use it consistently.
  • Every plural takes de, so it is de orders whatever the singular takes.

The rules for de and het, with the exceptions

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Meaning in English

  1. order (command)
  2. order (request for product or service)

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