De or het pakje?
het pakje
present, gift
/ˈpɑk.jə/
Article and plural
- Singular
- het pakje
- Plural (meervoud)
- de pakjes
Why het?
- This is a diminutive, the form ending in -je, and every diminutive takes het.
- Every plural takes de, so it is de pakjes 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 pakje | deze pakjes |
| that, those | dat pakje | die pakjes |
| which (the … that) | het pakje dat … | de pakjes die … |
| our | ons pakje | onze pakjes |
Meaning in English
- present, gift
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