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