De or het praatje?
het praatje
small talk, chitchat
/praːt.jə/
Article and plural
- Singular
- het praatje
- Plural (meervoud)
- de praatjes
Why het?
- This is a diminutive, the form ending in -je, and every diminutive takes het.
- Every plural takes de, so it is de praatjes 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 praatje | deze praatjes |
| that, those | dat praatje | die praatjes |
| which (the … that) | het praatje dat … | de praatjes die … |
| our | ons praatje | onze praatjes |
Meaning in English
- small talk, chitchat
- precocious, haughty and/or pedantic talk; big talk
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