De or het vertrek?

Forms

Singular

het vertrek

Plural

de vertrekken

Diminutive

het vertrekje

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 vertrekken whatever the singular takes.
• Every diminutive takes het: het vertrekje.

The rules for de and het, with the exceptions

Meaning in English

1. departure (the act of departing)
2. room, quarters