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De or het wijfje?

het wijfje

non-human female

/ˈʋɛi̯f.jə/

Article and plural

Singular
het wijfje
Plural (meervoud)
de wijfjes

Why het?

  • This is a diminutive, the form ending in -je, and every diminutive takes het.
  • Every plural takes de, so it is de wijfjes whatever the singular takes.

The rules for de and het, with the exceptions

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What het changes

SingularPlural
this, thesedit wijfjedeze wijfjes
that, thosedat wijfjedie wijfjes
which (the … that)het wijfje dat …de wijfjes die …
ourons wijfjeonze wijfjes

Meaning in English

  1. non-human female

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