De or het verstand?
het verstand
reason, mind, intellect, brains, wit
/vərˈstɑnt/
Article and plural
- Singular
- het verstand
- Diminutive
- het verstandje
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 diminutive takes het: het verstandje.
The rules for de and het, with the exceptions
Check the article of another noun
What het changes
| Singular | |
|---|---|
| this, these | dit verstand |
| that, those | dat verstand |
| which (the … that) | het verstand dat … |
| our | ons verstand |
Meaning in English
- reason, mind, intellect, brains, wit
- understanding, knowledge
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