Dutch Articles: de and het Quiz

Dutch Articles: de and het

• The definite articles 'de' and 'het' are used to specify nouns.
• 'De' is used for common gender nouns.
• 'Het' is used for neuter gender nouns.
• The indefinite article 'een' is used for singular nouns of all genders.
• The indefinite article is unstressed and pronounced similarly to the English "an-".
• There is no plural form of the indefinite article.

Examples of Nouns and Articles

• cat: de kat (singular), de katten (plural)
• street: de straat (singular), de straten (plural)
• house: het huis (singular), de huizen (plural)
• little house: het huisje (singular), de huisjes (plural)
• garden: de tuin (singular), de tuinen (plural)

Practice Exercises and Table

• Exercise to practice using 'de' or 'het' with various nouns.
• Provides a table with examples of nouns and their corresponding articles in different genders and numbers, including common mistakes
• Nouns include: house, book, bicycle, city, restaurant, music, bottle of wine, library, building, cat, street, day, newspaper, hospital, pen, girl.