De or het aardbei?
de aardbei
strawberry (berry of various plants of genus Fragaria)
/ˈaːrt.bɛi̯/
Article and plural
- Singular
- de aardbei
- Plural (meervoud)
- de aardbeien
- Diminutive
- het aardbeitje
Why de?
- No reliable spelling rule decides this one, so de aardbei is learned together with the word.
- Every plural takes de, so it is de aardbeien whatever the singular takes.
- Every diminutive takes het: het aardbeitje.
The rules for de and het, with the exceptions
Check the article of another noun
What de changes
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| this, these | deze aardbei | deze aardbeien |
| that, those | die aardbei | die aardbeien |
| which (the … that) | de aardbei die … | de aardbeien die … |
| our | onze aardbei | onze aardbeien |
Meaning in English
- strawberry (berry of various plants of genus Fragaria)
- strawberry (any plant of genus Fragaria)
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