De or het paspoort?
het paspoort
passport, official document, notably granting right of passage
/ˈpɑsˌpoːrt/
Article and plural
- Singular
- het paspoort
- Plural (meervoud)
- de paspoorten
- Diminutive
- het paspoortje
Why het?
- No reliable spelling rule decides this one, so het paspoort is learned together with the word.
- Every plural takes de, so it is de paspoorten whatever the singular takes.
- Every diminutive takes het: het paspoortje.
The rules for de and het, with the exceptions
Check the article of another noun
What het changes
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| this, these | dit paspoort | deze paspoorten |
| that, those | dat paspoort | die paspoorten |
| which (the … that) | het paspoort dat … | de paspoorten die … |
| our | ons paspoort | onze paspoorten |
Meaning in English
- passport, official document, notably granting right of passage
- dismissal from military service
- ticket, solution
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