De or het schilderij?
de/het schilderij
painting
/sxɪl.dəˈrɛi̯/
Article and plural
- Singular
- de schilderij or het schilderij
- Plural (meervoud)
- de schilderijen
- Diminutive
- het schilderijtje
Why both articles?
- Dictionaries accept both de and het for schilderij. Pick one and use it consistently.
- Every plural takes de, so it is de schilderijen whatever the singular takes.
- Every diminutive takes het: het schilderijtje.
The rules for de and het, with the exceptions
Check the article of another noun
Meaning in English
- painting
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