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