De or het toetsenbord?
het toetsenbord
a keyboard (input device with buttons for a computer)
/ˈtut.sə(n)ˌbɔrt/
Article and plural
- Singular
- het toetsenbord
- Plural (meervoud)
- de toetsenborden
- Diminutive
- het toetsenbordje
Why het?
- No reliable spelling rule decides this one, so het toetsenbord is learned together with the word.
- Every plural takes de, so it is de toetsenborden whatever the singular takes.
- Every diminutive takes het: het toetsenbordje.
The rules for de and het, with the exceptions
Check the article of another noun
What het changes
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| this, these | dit toetsenbord | deze toetsenborden |
| that, those | dat toetsenbord | die toetsenborden |
| which (the … that) | het toetsenbord dat … | de toetsenborden die … |
| our | ons toetsenbord | onze toetsenborden |
Meaning in English
- a keyboard (input device with buttons for a computer)
- a keyboard (musical instrument operated by keys; set of keys of such an instrument)
- a typewriter's keyboard (input mechanism or device with buttons for a typewriter)
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