De or het huis?
het huis
a house, home; residence
/ɦœy̯s/
Forms
- Singular
- het huis
- Plural
- de huizen
- Diminutive
- het huisje
Why het?
- No reliable spelling rule decides this one, so het huis is learned together with the word.
- Every plural takes de, so it is de huizen whatever the singular takes.
- Every diminutive takes het: het huisje.
The rules for de and het, with the exceptions
What het changes
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| this, these | dit huis | deze huizen |
| that, those | dat huis | die huizen |
| which (the … that) | het huis dat … | de huizen die … |
| our | ons huis | onze huizen |
Meaning in English
- a house, home; residence
- an adjoining building with a separate function
- a genealogical house, such as a dynasty
- a house or chamber in a legislative assembly
- a housing structure, casing
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