De or het antwoord?
het antwoord
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/ˈɑntʋoːrt/
Forms
- Singular
- het antwoord
- Plural
- de antwoorden
- Diminutive
- het antwoordje
Why het?
- No reliable spelling rule decides this one, so het antwoord is learned together with the word.
- Every plural takes de, so it is de antwoorden whatever the singular takes.
- Every diminutive takes het: het antwoordje.
The rules for de and het, with the exceptions
What het changes
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| this, these | dit antwoord | deze antwoorden |
| that, those | dat antwoord | die antwoorden |
| which (the … that) | het antwoord dat … | de antwoorden die … |
| our | ons antwoord | onze antwoorden |
Meaning in English
- answer, reply
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