De or het principe?
het principe
principle
/ˌprɪnˈsi.pə/
Article and plural
- Singular
- het principe
- Plural (meervoud)
- de principes
- Diminutive
- het principetje
Why het?
- No reliable spelling rule decides this one, so het principe is learned together with the word.
- Every plural takes de, so it is de principes whatever the singular takes.
- Every diminutive takes het: het principetje.
The rules for de and het, with the exceptions
Check the article of another noun
What het changes
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| this, these | dit principe | deze principes |
| that, those | dat principe | die principes |
| which (the … that) | het principe dat … | de principes die … |
| our | ons principe | onze principes |
Meaning in English
- principle
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