De or het wezen?
het wezen
a being, creature
/ˈʋeː.zə(n)/
Article and plural
- Singular
- het wezen
- Plural (meervoud)
- de wezens
- Diminutive
- het wezentje
Why het?
- No reliable spelling rule decides this one, so het wezen is learned together with the word.
- Every plural takes de, so it is de wezens whatever the singular takes.
- Every diminutive takes het: het wezentje.
The rules for de and het, with the exceptions
Check the article of another noun
What het changes
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| this, these | dit wezen | deze wezens |
| that, those | dat wezen | die wezens |
| which (the … that) | het wezen dat … | de wezens die … |
| our | ons wezen | onze wezens |
Meaning in English
- a being, creature
- system, sector, institution (in an abstract sense)
- the essence of something
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