De or het veld?
het veld
field, open country
/vɛlt/
Article and plural
- Singular
- het veld
- Plural (meervoud)
- de velden
- Diminutive
- het veldje
Why het?
- No reliable spelling rule decides this one, so het veld is learned together with the word.
- Every plural takes de, so it is de velden whatever the singular takes.
- Every diminutive takes het: het veldje.
The rules for de and het, with the exceptions
Check the article of another noun
What het changes
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| this, these | dit veld | deze velden |
| that, those | dat veld | die velden |
| which (the … that) | het veld dat … | de velden die … |
| our | ons veld | onze velden |
Meaning in English
- field, open country
- an agricultural field
- a patch of grass and/or other small plants
- field (geographical theater where warriors operate, especially in battle)
- a sports field
- a subject field, domain of knowledge, in particular an academic field
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