De or het vuurwapen?
het vuurwapen
firearm
/ˈvyːrˈʋaː.pə(n)/
Article and plural
- Singular
- het vuurwapen
- Plural (meervoud)
- de vuurwapens
- Diminutive
- het vuurwapentje
Why het?
- No reliable spelling rule decides this one, so het vuurwapen is learned together with the word.
- Every plural takes de, so it is de vuurwapens whatever the singular takes.
- Every diminutive takes het: het vuurwapentje.
The rules for de and het, with the exceptions
Check the article of another noun
What het changes
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| this, these | dit vuurwapen | deze vuurwapens |
| that, those | dat vuurwapen | die vuurwapens |
| which (the … that) | het vuurwapen dat … | de vuurwapens die … |
| our | ons vuurwapen | onze vuurwapens |
Meaning in English
- firearm
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