De or het angst?
de angst
fear, fright, anxiety
/ɑŋst/
Article and plural
- Singular
- de angst
- Plural (meervoud)
- de angsten
- Diminutive
- het angstje
Why de?
- No reliable spelling rule decides this one, so de angst is learned together with the word.
- Every plural takes de, so it is de angsten whatever the singular takes.
- Every diminutive takes het: het angstje.
The rules for de and het, with the exceptions
Check the article of another noun
What de changes
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| this, these | deze angst | deze angsten |
| that, those | die angst | die angsten |
| which (the … that) | de angst die … | de angsten die … |
| our | onze angst | onze angsten |
Meaning in English
- fear, fright, anxiety
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