De or het verband?
het verband
a bandage
/vərˈbɑnt/
Article and plural
- Singular
- het verband
- Plural (meervoud)
- de verbanden
- Diminutive
- het verbandje
Why het?
- Many nouns that start with ge-, be-, ver- or ont- take het, as long as they do not end in -ing, -heid, -te or -de.
- Every plural takes de, so it is de verbanden whatever the singular takes.
- Every diminutive takes het: het verbandje.
The rules for de and het, with the exceptions
Check the article of another noun
What het changes
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| this, these | dit verband | deze verbanden |
| that, those | dat verband | die verbanden |
| which (the … that) | het verband dat … | de verbanden die … |
| our | ons verband | onze verbanden |
Meaning in English
- a bandage
- a link or relation
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