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Learn how Dutch nouns choose their articles, form plurals, combine with pointing words and join into compounds.
De fiets (the bicycle), het huis (the house) and een boek (a book) show how Dutch nouns work with articles. The choice between de and het affects nearby adjectives and pointing words. In the plural, both groups use de: de fietsen (the bicycles) and de huizen (the houses). The four common pointing words follow the same article pattern: deze, die, dit and dat.
Begin with de or het? and learn the article together with each singular noun. Follow it with een or no article: use een for one countable item that is not identified, and no article for unspecified plural nouns or substances. Then learn how to choose -s or -en plurals and use the same de/het pattern when you choose deze, die, dit or dat. Then continue with compound nouns to see how noun parts join and how the full word chooses an article and plural.