de of het hartritme?
het hartritme
heart rate
noun · /ˈɦɑrtˌrɪt.mə/
It is “het hartritme”. The plural is “de hartritmes”, and like every Dutch plural it takes “de”.
Pronunciation, example sentences and the rest of the entry: hartritme
Forms
- Article
- het hartritme
- Plural
- de hartritmes
- Also means
- cardiac rhythm, heart rhythm
- How common
- in everyday Dutch
In a sentence
Het hartritme van de baby was stabiel.
The baby's heart rate was stable.
Wat is je hartritme na het rennen?
What is your heart rate after running?
Controleer je hartritme regelmatig.
Check your heart rate regularly.
Why this article
No rule predicts it
This one has to be memorised. No spelling pattern marks it as neuter, which is exactly why it is worth learning as “het hartritme” rather than as “hartritme” on its own.
The rules that do work
- • Every plural takes “de”, without exception.
- • Every diminutive ending in -je takes “het”, without exception.
- • Nouns ending in -ing, -heid, -tie, -teit or -schap take “de”.
- • Roughly two thirds of all nouns take “de”, so it is the better guess.
Other nouns whose article has to be memorised
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