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