De or het orgaan?
het orgaan
organ (part of an organism)
/ɔrˈɣaːn/
Article and plural
- Singular
- het orgaan
- Plural (meervoud)
- de organen
- Diminutive
- het orgaantje
Why het?
- No reliable spelling rule decides this one, so het orgaan is learned together with the word.
- Every plural takes de, so it is de organen whatever the singular takes.
- Every diminutive takes het: het orgaantje.
The rules for de and het, with the exceptions
Check the article of another noun
What het changes
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| this, these | dit orgaan | deze organen |
| that, those | dat orgaan | die organen |
| which (the … that) | het orgaan dat … | de organen die … |
| our | ons orgaan | onze organen |
Meaning in English
- organ (part of an organism)
- mouthpiece, a spokesperson or medium aligned with an organization
- public body, a public board, an organization
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