De or het verbod?
het verbod
prohibition
/vərˈbɔt/
Article and plural
- Singular
- het verbod
- Plural (meervoud)
- de verboden
- Diminutive
- het verbodje
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 verboden whatever the singular takes.
- Every diminutive takes het: het verbodje.
The rules for de and het, with the exceptions
Check the article of another noun
What het changes
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| this, these | dit verbod | deze verboden |
| that, those | dat verbod | die verboden |
| which (the … that) | het verbod dat … | de verboden die … |
| our | ons verbod | onze verboden |
Meaning in English
- prohibition
- ban
Remember verbod with Spreek
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