de of het seksisme?
het seksisme
sexism
noun
It is “het seksisme”.
Pronunciation, example sentences and the rest of the entry: seksisme
Forms
- Article
- het seksisme
- How common
- in everyday Dutch
In a sentence
Seksism is helaas nog steeds overal.
Sexism is unfortunately still everywhere.
Wij moeten seksisme actief bestrijden.
We must actively combat sexism.
Dit is een duidelijk geval van seksisme.
This is a clear case of sexism.
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 seksisme” rather than as “seksisme” 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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