De or het geld?
het geld
money
/ɣɛlt/
Forms
- Singular
- het geld
- Plural
- de gelden
Why het?
- Many nouns that start with ge-, be-, ver- or ont- take het, as long as they do not end in -ing, -heid, -te or -de.
- Every plural takes de, so it is de gelden whatever the singular takes.
The rules for de and het, with the exceptions
What het changes
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| this, these | dit geld | deze gelden |
| that, those | dat geld | die gelden |
| which (the … that) | het geld dat … | de gelden die … |
| our | ons geld | onze gelden |
Meaning in English
- money
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