De or het talent?
het talent
talent (gift, quality, capability)
/taːˈlɛnt/
Article and plural
- Singular
- het talent
- Plural (meervoud)
- de talenten
- Diminutive
- het talentje
Why het?
- No reliable spelling rule decides this one, so het talent is learned together with the word.
- Every plural takes de, so it is de talenten whatever the singular takes.
- Every diminutive takes het: het talentje.
The rules for de and het, with the exceptions
Check the article of another noun
What het changes
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| this, these | dit talent | deze talenten |
| that, those | dat talent | die talenten |
| which (the … that) | het talent dat … | de talenten die … |
| our | ons talent | onze talenten |
Meaning in English
- talent (gift, quality, capability)
- talent (ancient weight, value of money or coin)
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