De or het varken?
het varken
pig (Sus scrofa domesticus)
/ˈvɑrkə(n)/
Article and plural
- Singular
- het varken
- Plural (meervoud)
- de varkens
- Diminutive
- het varkentje
Why het?
- No reliable spelling rule decides this one, so het varken is learned together with the word.
- Every plural takes de, so it is de varkens whatever the singular takes.
- Every diminutive takes het: het varkentje.
The rules for de and het, with the exceptions
Check the article of another noun
What het changes
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| this, these | dit varken | deze varkens |
| that, those | dat varken | die varkens |
| which (the … that) | het varken dat … | de varkens die … |
| our | ons varken | onze varkens |
Meaning in English
- pig (Sus scrofa domesticus)
- a brush, especially one used along with a dustpan for sweeping floors or hearths
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