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De or het aanvraag?

de aanvraag

application, request (act of applying or petitioning

/ˈaːn.vraːx/

Forms

Singular
de aanvraag
Plural
de aanvragen
Diminutive
het aanvraagje

Why de?

  • No reliable spelling rule decides this one, so de aanvraag is learned together with the word.
  • Every plural takes de, so it is de aanvragen whatever the singular takes.
  • Every diminutive takes het: het aanvraagje.

The rules for de and het, with the exceptions

Meaning in English

  1. application, request (act of applying or petitioning, that which has been requested)

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