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Is it de or het motief?

het motief

het-word

motive

/ɦɛt moːˈtiːf/

Plural

de motieven

Why het

This one you just learn — no rule points to het here.

In a sentence

Wat was het motief voor de daad?

What was the motive for the act?

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