De or het privilege?
het privilege
privilege, prerogative (particular right or favor)
/ˌpri.viˈleː.ʒə/
Article and plural
- Singular
- het privilege
- Plural (meervoud)
- de privileges
Why het?
- No reliable spelling rule decides this one, so het privilege is learned together with the word.
- Every plural takes de, so it is de privileges 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 privilege | deze privileges |
| that, those | dat privilege | die privileges |
| which (the … that) | het privilege dat … | de privileges die … |
| our | ons privilege | onze privileges |
Meaning in English
- privilege, prerogative (particular right or favor)
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