De or het schot?
het schot
shot, act of shooting
Article and plural
- Singular
- het schot
- Plural (meervoud)
- de schotten, de schoten
- Diminutive
- het schotje
Why het?
- No reliable spelling rule decides this one, so het schot is learned together with the word.
- Every plural takes de, so it is de schotten whatever the singular takes.
- Every diminutive takes het: het schotje.
The rules for de and het, with the exceptions
Check the article of another noun
What het changes
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| this, these | dit schot | deze schotten |
| that, those | dat schot | die schotten |
| which (the … that) | het schot dat … | de schotten die … |
| our | ons schot | onze schotten |
Meaning in English
- shot, act of shooting
- a divider that partitions a larger space into smaller ones (traditionally wooden planks, but could be made of any materials)
- missile, projectile
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