De or het verlangen?
het verlangen
longing, craving
/vərˈlɑ.ŋə(n)/
As a noun: Article and plural
- Singular
- het verlangen
- Plural (meervoud)
- de verlangens
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 verlangens whatever the singular takes.
The rules for de and het, with the exceptions
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What het changes
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| this, these | dit verlangen | deze verlangens |
| that, those | dat verlangen | die verlangens |
| which (the … that) | het verlangen dat … | de verlangens die … |
| our | ons verlangen | onze verlangens |
As a noun: Meaning in English
- longing, craving
As a verb: Conjugation of verlangen
| Person | Present | Past | Perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| ik | verlang | verlangde | heb verlangd |
| jij, u | verlangt | verlangde | hebt verlangd |
| hij, zij, het | verlangt | verlangde | heeft verlangd |
| wij, jullie, zij | verlangen | verlangden | hebben verlangd |
- Past participle: verlangd, with hebben.
As a verb: Meaning in English
- to long for, desire, yearn
- to expect, to ask (of someone)
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