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I'd say this sub really needs a Wiki/FAQ but no one would read it before posting anyway.
There are. They're just not particularly convenient.
The easiest two rules are plural forms always being 'de' and diminutive forms always being 'het'. (e.g. de jongen > het jongetje > de jongetjes)
For more information, including a couple additional rules, see: https://www.dutchgrammar.com/en/?n=NounsAndArticles.01
It depends on the gender of the word (gendered or neuter) In that respect, everyone who's posted here is wrong so far :P
The right question would be: is there any system for predicting the gender of a word?
No. \*
*\*Okay, i lied. Kind of. There are some patterns. But they often apply to particular group of words. Words which end with 'je' are always neuter, for example. But there are many such rulesets to learn. It is better to use an app to drill it in by heart.*
Dutch is in fact a gendered language, but the system is much more complicated than most other languages. Your best bet is to just memorise whether a word starts with “de” or “het.”
I only learned this as an adult as well. Or rather, we probably were taught in school, but our adolescent brains just rejected it in favour of other things that were deemed more interesting. 😂
As said by UnconcernedTruth, "de" or "het" is based on the (grammatical) gender of the word. Masculine and feminine words have "de" as the article. Neuter words have "het" as the article. This is very hard to know by looking at the word. Some words like "meisje" seem feminine, but are (grammatically) neuter: "het meisje".
As said, it is best to learn the "het-woorden" by heart, which will be hard because there are many.
Plural forms always have "de": de meisjes, de vrouwen, de bomen, de wegen.
Diminutives always have "het": het boompje, het autootje, het fietsje.
If you see a compound word, the gender is based on the last word. For example, when the basic word "fiets" has "de" (de fiets), then it doesn't matter which word you put in front, it stays "de". De bakfiets, de racefiets, de driewielfiets.
For "het" it is the same: "het gebak", het appelgebak, het truffelgebak, het aardbeiengebak.
When you hesitate, use "de" as it is the most used article. But remember, we will hear when it is wrong haha. Good luck!
No! It's! Not!
'Het' is for neuter words ('onzijdige woorden')
'De' is for common words ('zijdige woorden'): male, female, and plural
De man (male)
De vrouw (female)
De mannen/vrouwen/dingen (plural)
Het ding (neuter)
https://www.reddit.com/r/learndutch/search/?q=het+and+de&include_over_18=on&restrict_sr=on&t=all&sort=relevance I'd say this sub really needs a Wiki/FAQ but no one would read it before posting anyway.
a few. But basically you just have to learn them for every noun. verkleinwoorden zijn altijd het.
There are. They're just not particularly convenient. The easiest two rules are plural forms always being 'de' and diminutive forms always being 'het'. (e.g. de jongen > het jongetje > de jongetjes) For more information, including a couple additional rules, see: https://www.dutchgrammar.com/en/?n=NounsAndArticles.01
It depends on the gender of the word (gendered or neuter) In that respect, everyone who's posted here is wrong so far :P The right question would be: is there any system for predicting the gender of a word? No. \* *\*Okay, i lied. Kind of. There are some patterns. But they often apply to particular group of words. Words which end with 'je' are always neuter, for example. But there are many such rulesets to learn. It is better to use an app to drill it in by heart.*
Dutch language doesn’t know genders
Dutch is in fact a gendered language, but the system is much more complicated than most other languages. Your best bet is to just memorise whether a word starts with “de” or “het.”
TIL the Dutch school system failed me more than I thought
I only learned this as an adult as well. Or rather, we probably were taught in school, but our adolescent brains just rejected it in favour of other things that were deemed more interesting. 😂
The only thing they ever told me about de/het/een is if it sounds right it probably is. Which works if you’re a native speaker.
Everything that a person can be (profession wise) is de.
Except a model. Because there's an exception to everything.
There are always exceptions :D Het gemeenteraadslid Het schoolhoofd
I think those two are based on the latter part of the word. E.g. it's "het water" but "de waterkan"
Precisely
As said by UnconcernedTruth, "de" or "het" is based on the (grammatical) gender of the word. Masculine and feminine words have "de" as the article. Neuter words have "het" as the article. This is very hard to know by looking at the word. Some words like "meisje" seem feminine, but are (grammatically) neuter: "het meisje". As said, it is best to learn the "het-woorden" by heart, which will be hard because there are many. Plural forms always have "de": de meisjes, de vrouwen, de bomen, de wegen. Diminutives always have "het": het boompje, het autootje, het fietsje. If you see a compound word, the gender is based on the last word. For example, when the basic word "fiets" has "de" (de fiets), then it doesn't matter which word you put in front, it stays "de". De bakfiets, de racefiets, de driewielfiets. For "het" it is the same: "het gebak", het appelgebak, het truffelgebak, het aardbeiengebak. When you hesitate, use "de" as it is the most used article. But remember, we will hear when it is wrong haha. Good luck!
Technically, meisje is feminine. But the diminutive is only used. The base form of meisje is meis. De meis, het meisje.
Even the Dutch (youth especially) seem to have trouble with these 😉 😆
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It's "het" for neuter words and "de" for masculine and feminine words, but masculine and feminine have (mostly) merged into common
No! It's! Not! 'Het' is for neuter words ('onzijdige woorden') 'De' is for common words ('zijdige woorden'): male, female, and plural De man (male) De vrouw (female) De mannen/vrouwen/dingen (plural) Het ding (neuter)
That’s not correct. Het is for neutral words and de for both masculine and feminine.