(:title Het-nouns:) ==== (:div class="noprint" style="font-size:0.85em":) PICS:arrowlink.gif"internal link" [[FORUM:quiz.php?c=3 | Nouns and articles exercises]] PICS:link_icon.gif"link" [[AXS:ax.pl?http://www.snvt.hum.uva.nl/Taalunieversum/Web/SIBData/resources/grammar/025.htm | De or Het? Taalunieversum]] (:divend:) ==== (:div class="translated":) {$TransBy} [[Main.AboutMe | Bieneke Berendsen]] (:divend:) ==== About one third of all nouns are 'het nouns'. There are no clear rules to help you determine which article to use so it will be a matter of learning the article-noun combinations by heart. However, there are a few hints, which are listed below. !!Het-nouns hints ==== * All diminutives See [[15 | diminutives]]. ==== (:table width="90%" border="0" align="center" cellspacing="0" class="gray":) (:cell width="25%" class="gray":)het egeltje (:cell width="25%" class="i":)the (little) hedgehog (:cell width="25%" class="gray":)het ijsje (:cell width="25%" class="i":)the icecream (:cellnr class="gray":)het autootje (:cell class="i":)the (little) car (:cell class="gray":)het foutje (:cell class="i":)the small mistake (:tableend:) ==== * All infinitives used as nouns See [[Verbs.ot10 | the verb as a noun]]. ==== (:table width="90%" border="0" align="center" cellspacing="0" class="gray":) (:cell width="25%" class="gray":)het vallen van de nacht (:cell class="i" width="25%":)(lit) the falling of the night (:cell width="25%" class="gray":)het doen van een dutje (:cell class="i" width="25%":)taking a nap (:cellnr class="gray":)het tikken van de klok (:cell class="i":)the ticking of the clock (:cell class="gray":)het komen en gaan van de vogels (:cell class="i":)the coming and going of the birds (:tableend:) ==== * All nouns of the type the good thing, the bad thing etc. ==== (:table width="90%" border="0" align="center" cellspacing="0" class="gray":) (:cell width="25%" class="gray":)het leuke is... (:cell class="i" width="25%":)the funny/nice thing is... (:cell width="25%" class="gray":)het stomme is... (:cell class="i" width="25%":)the stupid thing is... (:cellnr class="gray":)het rare/gekke is... (:cell class="i":)the strange/funny thing is... (:cell class="gray":)het mooie is... (:cell class="i":)the good thing is (:cellnr class="gray":)het belangrijkste is... (:cell class="i":)the most important thing is (:cell class="gray":)het vervelende is... (:cell class="i":)the bad thing is... (:tableend:) ==== * All words ending in -''um'', -''aat'' or -''isme'' ==== (:table width="90%" border="0" align="center" cellspacing="0" class="gray":) (:cell width="25%" class="gray":)het decorum (:cell class="i" width="25%":)the decorum (:cell width="25%" class="gray":)het ultimatum (:cell class="i" width="25%":)the ultimatum (:cellnr class="gray":)het museum (:cell class="i":)the museum (:cell class="gray":)het aquarium (:cell class="i":)the aquarium (:cellnr class="gray":)het resultaat (:cell class="i":)the result (:cell class="gray":)het mandaat (:cell class="i":)the mandate (:cellnr class="gray":)het referaat (:cell class="i":)the lecture (:cell class="gray":)het consulaat (:cell class="i":)the consulate (:cellnr class="gray":)het surrealisme (:cell class="i":)the surrealism (:cell class="gray":)het egoïsme (:cell class="i":)the selfishness (:cellnr class="gray":)het liberalisme (:cell class="i":)the liberalism (:cell class="gray":)het idealisme (:cell class="i":)the idealism (:tableend:) ==== Exceptions: -aat nouns that refer to persons, e.g. de advocaat (lawyer), de fanaat (fanatic) de aristocraat (aristocrate) and also: de prostaat (prostate). * Most nouns beginning with the prefixes ''ge-, be-'' and ''ver-'' but not those ending in ''-ing'' ==== (:table width="90%" border="0" align="center" cellspacing="0" class="gray":) (:cell width="25%" class="gray":)het gefluister (:cell class="i" width="25%":)the whispering (:cell width="25%" class="gray":)het gegeven (:cell class="i" width="25%":)the fact, detail (:cellnr class="gray":)het gezang (:cell class="i":)the singing (:cell class="gray":)het gedoe (:cell class="i":)the hassle, bother (:cellnr class="gray":)het beklag (:cell class="i":)the complaint (:cell class="gray":)het bestuur (:cell class="i":)the government (:cellnr class="gray":)het bereik (:cell class="i":)the reach, range (:cell class="gray":)het begin (:cell class="i":)the beginning (:cellnr class="gray":)het vermogen (:cell class="i":)1. the capacity 2. the property (:cell class="gray":)het verdriet (:cell class="i":)the sorrow, grief (:cellnr class="gray":)het verlies (:cell class="i":)the loss (:cell class="gray":)het verleden (:cell class="i":)the past (:cellnr class="gray":)het verkeer (:cell class="i":)the traffic (:cell class="gray":)het verhaal (:cell class="i":)the story (:tableend:) ==== But: de gewoonte (habit, custom) * Some other commonly used het-nouns ==== (:table width="90%" border="0" align="center" cellspacing="0" class="gray":) (:cell class="gray":)het boek (:cell class="i":)the book (:cell class="gray":)het woord (:cell class="i":)the word (:cellnr class="gray":)het geld (:cell class="i":)the money (:cell class="gray":)het papier (:cell class="i":)the paper (:cellnr class="gray":)het formulier (:cell class="i":)the form (:cell class="gray":)het werk (:cell class="i":)the work (:cellnr class="gray":)het bankbiljet (:cell class="i":)the banknote (:cell class="gray":)het paspoort (:cell class="i":)the passport (:cellnr class="gray":)het identiteitsbewijs (:cell class="i":)the ID (:cell class="gray":)het land (:cell class="i":)the country (:cellnr class="gray":)het rijbewijs (:cell class="i":)the driving-licence (:cell class="gray":)het dorp (:cell class="i":)the village (:cellnr class="gray":)het café (:cell class="i":)the pub (:cell class="gray":)het restaurant (:cell class="i":)the restaurant (:cellnr class="gray":)het hotel (:cell class="i":)the hotel (:cell class="gray":)het spel (:cell class="i":)the game (:cellnr class="gray":)het feest (:cell class="i":)the party (:cell class="gray":)het bier (:cell class="i":)the beer (:cellnr class="gray":)het sap (:cell class="i":)the juice (:cell class="gray":)het water (:cell class="i":)the water (:cellnr class="gray":)het vuur (:cell class="i":)the fire (:cell class="gray":)het fornuis (:cell class="i":)the stove (:cellnr class="gray":)het gas (:cell class="i":)the gas (:cell class="gray":)het licht (:cell class="i":)the light (:cellnr class="gray":)het brood (:cell class="i":)the bread (:cell class="gray":)het vlees (:cell class="i":)the meat (:cellnr class="gray":)het ontbijt (:cell class="i":)the breakfast (:cell class="gray":)het diner (:cell class="i":)the dinner (party) (:cellnr class="gray":)het bord (:cell class="i":)the plate (:cell class="gray":)het ei (:cell class="i":)the egg (:cellnr class="gray":)het mes (:cell class="i":)the knife (:cell class="gray":)het vet (:cell class="i":)the fat (:cellnr class="gray":)het spek (:cell class="i":)the bacon (:cell class="gray":)het zout (:cell class="i":)the salt (:cellnr class="gray":)het glas (:cell class="i":)(the) glass (:cell class="gray":)het huis (:cell class="i":)house (:cellnr class="gray":)het toilet (:cell class="i":)the toilet (:cell class="gray":)het balkon (:cell class="i":)the balcony (:cellnr class="gray":)het dak (:cell class="i":)the roof (:cell class="gray":)het plafond (:cell class="i":)the ceiling (:cellnr class="gray":)het bed (:cell class="i":)the bed (:cell class="gray":)het laken (:cell class="i":)the sheet (:cellnr class="gray":)het raam (:cell class="i":)the window (:cell class="gray":)het antwoordapparaat (:cell class="i":)the answering machine (:cellnr class="gray":)het trapportaal (:cell class="i":)the stair landing (:cell class="gray":)het stopcontact (:cell class="i":)the socket (:cellnr class="gray":)het terras (:cell class="i":)the terrace (:cell class="gray":)het hoofd (:cell class="i":)the head (:cellnr class="gray":)het kind (:cell class="i":)the child (:cell class="gray":)het oor (:cell class="i":)the ear (:cellnr class="gray":)het oog (:cell class="i":)the eye (:cell class="gray":)het haar (:cell class="i":)the hair (:cellnr class="gray":)het been (:cell class="i":)the leg (:cell class="gray":)het hart (:cell class="i":)the heart (:cellnr class="gray":)het bot (:cell class="i":)the bone (:cell class="gray":)het dier (:cell class="i":)the animal (:cellnr class="gray":)het bloed (:cell class="i":)the blood (:cell class="gray":)het jaar (:cell class="i":)the year (:cellnr class="gray":)het seizoen (:cell class="i":)the season (:cell class="gray":)het uur (:cell class="i":)the hour (:cellnr class="gray":)het kwartier (:cell class="i":)the quarter (of an hour) (:cell class="gray":)het kwartaal (:cell class="i":)the quarter of a year (:cellnr class="gray":)het horloge (:cell class="i":)the watch (:cell class="gray":)het tijdstip (:cell class="i":)the moment, point in time (:cellnr class="gray":)het rooster (:cell class="i":)the roaster (:cell class="gray":)het schema (:cell class="i":)the schedule (:tableend:) ==== (:div id="next":) (:divend:)