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