Since, in Dutch, the distinction between the male and female gender of nouns is disappearing, another appropriate gender distinction is the distinction neuter/non-neuter, which is expressed in the definite article determining the noun: `de' for female/male words and `het' for neuter words. As a consequence of the fact that some words can be preceded by both articles, CELEX distinguishes three tags:
| Attribute | Value | Du. example | Du. tag |
| De/Het Woord | non-neuter | de deur | de |
| neuter | het schip | het | |
| de or het | de/het jolijt | de/het | |
We need a special tag to mark up nouns which are part of a separable verb, e.g. `paard' in `paardrijden' and as a separated word form in, e.g. ``Ik heb paard gereden''. Cf. also `hout' in `houthakken', separated word form: ``Wij hebben hout gehakt'', etc. See also under Separability and compare language-specific features of Adjectives and Adverbs.