De or het wapen?
het wapen
weapon
/ˈʋaː.pə(n)/
Article and plural
- Singular
- het wapen
- Plural (meervoud)
- de wapens
- Diminutive
- het wapentje
Why het?
- No reliable spelling rule decides this one, so het wapen is learned together with the word.
- Every plural takes de, so it is de wapens whatever the singular takes.
- Every diminutive takes het: het wapentje.
The rules for de and het, with the exceptions
Check the article of another noun
What het changes
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| this, these | dit wapen | deze wapens |
| that, those | dat wapen | die wapens |
| which (the … that) | het wapen dat … | de wapens die … |
| our | ons wapen | onze wapens |
Meaning in English
- weapon
- coat of arms
- a branch or division of the armed forces (e.g., army, navy, cavalry)
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