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De or het varkensvlees?

het varkensvlees

pork

/ˈvɑrkə(n)sˌfleːs/

Article and plural

Singular
het varkensvlees

Why het?

  • No reliable spelling rule decides this one, so het varkensvlees is learned together with the word.

The rules for de and het, with the exceptions

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What het changes

Singular
this, thesedit varkensvlees
that, thosedat varkensvlees
which (the … that)het varkensvlees dat …
ourons varkensvlees

Meaning in English

  1. pork

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