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