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De or het shot?

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de/het shot

shot (sequence of frames)

/ʃɔt/

Article and plural

Singular
de shot or het shot
Plural (meervoud)
de shots
Diminutive
het shotje

Why both articles?

  • Dictionaries accept both de and het for shot. Pick one and use it consistently.
  • Every plural takes de, so it is de shots whatever the singular takes.
  • Every diminutive takes het: het shotje.

The rules for de and het, with the exceptions

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Meaning in English

  1. shot (sequence of frames)
  2. shot (measure/serving of alcohol)

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