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De or het afspraak?

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de afspraak

appointment, date

/ˈɑfˌspraːk/

Forms

Singular
de afspraak
Plural
de afspraken
Diminutive
het afspraakje

Why de?

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

The rules for de and het, with the exceptions

Meaning in English

  1. appointment, date
  2. arrangement, agreement, understanding

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