Dutch article trainer for iPhone & iPad
Lidwoordje: de of het?
De or het? Stop guessing, start knowing.
Every Dutch learner hits the same wall: is it de school or het school? Lidwoordje turns that daily doubt into a quick game — ten words per round, instant feedback with the right article, and spaced repetition that keeps bringing back exactly the words you miss until they stick.
How it works
A learning loop that fits in a coffee break.
Play a ten-word game
Tap de or het for each word. Right answers pop and score points; wrong ones shake and show the correct article — often with the rule that explains it. Sounds and haptics make it feel like a game, not a quiz.
Learn the patterns
Dutch articles aren't all memorization. The Patterns tab teaches nine ending rules with example words — words ending in -je are always het, words ending in -ing are de — so whole families of words fall into place at once.
Let your mistakes come back
A Leitner spaced-repetition engine tracks every word. Miss one and it returns sooner; answer it correctly four times in a row and it counts as mastered — while your day streak, history, and scores show how far you've come.
What's inside Lidwoordje
A focused trainer for one stubborn problem — with real game feel.
Quick, self-paced games
A game is ten words, weighted toward what you need to practice most. Ten points per correct answer, a live score, and a results screen that replays every answer — no timer breathing down your neck.
Spaced repetition under the hood
Every word climbs a ladder of Leitner boxes: a wrong answer sends it back to the start, four correct answers in a row make it mastered. Mastered words still resurface now and then, so they stay mastered.
Nine de/het patterns
From diminutives ending in -je (always het) to -ing and -heid (always de): clear rules with real example words, each shown in its article's color.
Every game, every answer
History keeps each finished game with its date, duration, and score — and you can reopen any game to see every answer. A words-to-work-on list shows what you miss most, so you always know what to practice next.
Scores you can share
Day streak, words mastered, best score, and accuracy in one place. Share your scoreboard read-only through iCloud and follow the scoreboards friends share with you — a little friendly pressure helps.
For learners and natives alike
The app runs in English, Dutch, and German, and every word shows its meaning while you play. 140 everyday words across three difficulty levels — beginner words first, so early games build confidence.
Privacy
Your practice is nobody's business
Lidwoordje is built the niApps way: no account, no tracking, no servers of ours.
On your device
Word progress and your day streak live on your iPhone or iPad; finished games and scores sync through your own iCloud. Nothing touches a niApps server.
No ads, no trackers
No advertising, no analytics, no third-party code. The only network traffic is Apple's iCloud sync.
Sharing on your terms
Score sharing is read-only: people you share with can see your scores and the words of each game, but can never change anything. Remove a person or stop sharing anytime.
Be first to know when it launches
Lidwoordje is coming to the App Store for iPhone and iPad. Want a note when the de/het trainer ships? Drop us a line.
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