De or het stuk?
het stuk
a piece, part, share (of a whole)
/stʏk/
Article and plural
- Singular
- het stuk
- Plural (meervoud)
- de stukken, de stuks
- Diminutive
- het stukje
Why het?
- No reliable spelling rule decides this one, so het stuk is learned together with the word.
- Every plural takes de, so it is de stukken whatever the singular takes.
- Every diminutive takes het: het stukje.
The rules for de and het, with the exceptions
Check the article of another noun
What het changes
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| this, these | dit stuk | deze stukken |
| that, those | dat stuk | die stukken |
| which (the … that) | het stuk dat … | de stukken die … |
| our | ons stuk | onze stukken |
Meaning in English
- a piece, part, share (of a whole)
- a theatrical piece, play, skit
- a document (especially official)
- a playing piece
- a piece, one of the playing pieces in chess usually excluding pawns
- a hottie, babe, attractive person (of any gender)
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