de of het stemrecht?
het stemrecht
right to vote
noun · /ˈstɛm.rɛxt/
It is “het stemrecht”.
Pronunciation, example sentences and the rest of the entry: stemrecht
Forms
- Article
- het stemrecht
- Also means
- suffrage
- How common
- in everyday Dutch
In a sentence
Vrouwen kregen later stemrecht.
Women got the right to vote later.
Heb jij al stemrecht?
Do you already have the right to vote?
Vanaf 18 jaar heb je stemrecht.
From 18 years old, you have the right to vote.
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 stemrecht” rather than as “stemrecht” 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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