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De or het apotheek?

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de apotheek

pharmacy, apothecary (a place where prescription drugs may be

/ɑ.poːˈteːk/

Forms

Singular
de apotheek
Plural
de apotheken
Diminutive
het apotheekje

Why de?

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

The rules for de and het, with the exceptions

Meaning in English

  1. pharmacy, apothecary (a place where prescription drugs may be dispensed by an authorized pharmacologist)

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