De or het zilver?
het zilver
silver
/ˈzɪl.vər/
Article and plural
- Singular
- het zilver
Why het?
- No reliable spelling rule decides this one, so het zilver is learned together with the word.
The rules for de and het, with the exceptions
Check the article of another noun
What het changes
| Singular | |
|---|---|
| this, these | dit zilver |
| that, those | dat zilver |
| which (the … that) | het zilver dat … |
| our | ons zilver |
Meaning in English
- silver
- argent, i.e. white
Remember zilver with Spreek
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