De or het toilet?
het toilet
toilet, bathroom (room containing a lavatory)
/tʋaːˈlɛt/
Article and plural
- Singular
- het toilet
- Plural (meervoud)
- de toiletten
- Diminutive
- het toiletje
Why het?
- No reliable spelling rule decides this one, so het toilet is learned together with the word.
- Every plural takes de, so it is de toiletten whatever the singular takes.
- Every diminutive takes het: het toiletje.
The rules for de and het, with the exceptions
Check the article of another noun
What het changes
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| this, these | dit toilet | deze toiletten |
| that, those | dat toilet | die toiletten |
| which (the … that) | het toilet dat … | de toiletten die … |
| our | ons toilet | onze toiletten |
Meaning in English
- toilet, bathroom (room containing a lavatory)
- toilet (fixture used for urination and defecation)
- personal grooming
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