De or het papier?
het papier
paper (A material used for writing or printing on
/paːˈpiːr/
Article and plural
- Singular
- het papier
- Plural (meervoud)
- de papieren
- Diminutive
- het papiertje
Why het?
- No reliable spelling rule decides this one, so het papier is learned together with the word.
- Every plural takes de, so it is de papieren whatever the singular takes.
- Every diminutive takes het: het papiertje.
The rules for de and het, with the exceptions
Check the article of another noun
What het changes
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| this, these | dit papier | deze papieren |
| that, those | dat papier | die papieren |
| which (the … that) | het papier dat … | de papieren die … |
| our | ons papier | onze papieren |
Meaning in English
- paper (A material used for writing or printing on, made from cellulose pulp rolled into thin sheets.)
- a piece of paper
- money (cf. slang sense of paper)
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