de of het praatprogramma?
het praatprogramma
talk show
noun · /ˈpraːt.proːˌɣrɑ.maː/
It is “het praatprogramma”.
Pronunciation, example sentences and the rest of the entry: praatprogramma
Forms
- Article
- het praatprogramma
- Diminutive
- het praatprogrammaatje
- How common
- in everyday Dutch
In a sentence
Ik kijk vanavond naar een praatprogramma.
I'm watching a talk show tonight.
Het praatprogramma van gisteren was erg saai.
Yesterday's talk show was very boring.
Dit praatprogramma bespreekt vaak actuele onderwerpen.
This talk show often discusses current topics.
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 praatprogramma” rather than as “praatprogramma” 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
Stop guessing de and het
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