De or het type?
het type
type: a class, someone or something from a class. The diminutive is
/ˈti.pə/
Article and plural
- Singular
- het type
- Plural (meervoud)
- de types
- Diminutive
- het typetje
Why het?
- No reliable spelling rule decides this one, so het type is learned together with the word.
- Every plural takes de, so it is de types whatever the singular takes.
- Every diminutive takes het: het typetje.
The rules for de and het, with the exceptions
Check the article of another noun
What het changes
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| this, these | dit type | deze types |
| that, those | dat type | die types |
| which (the … that) | het type dat … | de types die … |
| our | ons type | onze types |
Meaning in English
- type: a class, someone or something from a class. The diminutive is used when made into a caricature
Remember type with Spreek
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