De or het ambulance?
de ambulance
ambulance (emergency vehicle)
/ˌɑm.byˈlɑn.sə/
Article and plural
- Singular
- de ambulance
- Plural (meervoud)
- de ambulances
Why de?
- No reliable spelling rule decides this one, so de ambulance is learned together with the word.
- Every plural takes de, so it is de ambulances 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 ambulance | deze ambulances |
| that, those | die ambulance | die ambulances |
| which (the … that) | de ambulance die … | de ambulances die … |
| our | onze ambulance | onze ambulances |
Meaning in English
- ambulance (emergency vehicle)
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