De or het ai?
de ai
pale-throated three-toed sloth (Bradypus tridactylus)
/ɑi̯/
Article and plural
- Singular
- de ai
- Plural (meervoud)
- de ais
Why de?
- No reliable spelling rule decides this one, so de ai is learned together with the word.
- Every plural takes de, so it is de ais whatever the singular takes.
The rules for de and het, with the exceptions
Check the article of another noun
What de changes
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| this, these | deze ai | deze ais |
| that, those | die ai | die ais |
| which (the … that) | de ai die … | de ais die … |
| our | onze ai | onze ais |
Meaning in English
- pale-throated three-toed sloth (Bradypus tridactylus)
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