De or het affaire?
de affaire
matter, issue
/ˌɑˈfɛː.rə/
Article and plural
- Singular
- de affaire
- Plural (meervoud)
- de affaires
- Diminutive
- het affairtje
Why de?
- No reliable spelling rule decides this one, so de affaire is learned together with the word.
- Every plural takes de, so it is de affaires whatever the singular takes.
- Every diminutive takes het: het affairtje.
The rules for de and het, with the exceptions
Check the article of another noun
What de changes
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| this, these | deze affaire | deze affaires |
| that, those | die affaire | die affaires |
| which (the … that) | de affaire die … | de affaires die … |
| our | onze affaire | onze affaires |
Meaning in English
- matter, issue
- political scandal or controversy
- sexual affair
- business
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