De or het examen?
het examen
exam, examination, major test
/ˌɛkˈsaː.mə(n)/
Forms
- Singular
- het examen
- Plural
- de examens
- Diminutive
- het examentje
Why het?
- No reliable spelling rule decides this one, so het examen is learned together with the word.
- Every plural takes de, so it is de examens whatever the singular takes.
- Every diminutive takes het: het examentje.
The rules for de and het, with the exceptions
What het changes
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| this, these | dit examen | deze examens |
| that, those | dat examen | die examens |
| which (the … that) | het examen dat … | de examens die … |
| our | ons examen | onze examens |
Meaning in English
- exam, examination, major test
Remember examen with Spreek
Spreek keeps the Dutch words you meet, article included, reviews them with you and then has you use them in a spoken conversation.
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