De or het drinken?
het drinken
drink, beverage
/ˈdrɪŋkə(n)/
As a noun: Forms
- Singular
- het drinken
Why het?
- No reliable spelling rule decides this one, so het drinken is learned together with the word.
The rules for de and het, with the exceptions
What het changes
| Singular | |
|---|---|
| this, these | dit drinken |
| that, those | dat drinken |
| which (the … that) | het drinken dat … |
| our | ons drinken |
As a noun: Meaning in English
- drink, beverage
As a verb: Conjugation
| Person | Present | Past | Perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| ik | drink | dronk | heb gedronken |
| jij, u | drinkt | dronk | hebt gedronken |
| hij, zij, het | drinkt | dronk | heeft gedronken |
| wij, jullie, zij | drinken | dronken | hebben gedronken |
- Past participle: gedronken, with hebben.
As a verb: Meaning in English
- to drink, consume a liquid
- to be an alcoholic
Remember drinken with Spreek
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