"Het" and "De"??
Hello guys..I'm learning Dutch right now. I wanna ask you about Dutch. What is the difference between "De" and "Het"? And when do we use "De" and "Het"? I thought the meaning of these words are same... Thank you :)
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NOTE:
Diminutive forms of words -just like in German- always go with 'het'.
De man -> het mannetje
De vrouw -> het vrouwtje
Het kind - het kindje
Also, plural forms of nouns always go with 'de'
De man -> de mannen
De vrouw -> de vrouwen
Het kind -> de kinderen
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In German you have:
1. der (def. article masculinum) - der Mann
2. die (def. article femininum) - die Frau
3. das (def. article neutrum) - das Kind
In Dutch you have:
1. de (def. article masculinum or femininum) - de man, de vrouw
2. het (def. article neutrum) - het kind
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Hi.
"De" and "het" mean exactly the same thing, "the" in English. The usage depends on the gender of the word. I see you're also learning German, you have genders in German too.
de = masculine and feminine, no distinction between these two genders (der and die in German)
de man (der Mann) = the man
de vrouw (die Frau) = the woman
het = neutral (das in German)
het kind (das Kind) = the child
het oog (das Auge) = the eye
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