De or het tegendeel?
het tegendeel
the contrary
[ˈteː.ɣə(n).deːl]
Article and plural
- Singular
- het tegendeel
Why het?
- No reliable spelling rule decides this one, so het tegendeel is learned together with the word.
The rules for de and het, with the exceptions
Check the article of another noun
What het changes
| Singular | |
|---|---|
| this, these | dit tegendeel |
| that, those | dat tegendeel |
| which (the … that) | het tegendeel dat … |
| our | ons tegendeel |
Meaning in English
- the contrary
Remember tegendeel with Spreek
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