De or het automaat?
de automaat
a machine that performs automated tasks
/ˌɑu̯.toːˈmaːt/
Article and plural
- Singular
- de automaat
- Plural (meervoud)
- de automaten
- Diminutive
- het automaatje
Why de?
- No reliable spelling rule decides this one, so de automaat is learned together with the word.
- Every plural takes de, so it is de automaten whatever the singular takes.
- Every diminutive takes het: het automaatje.
The rules for de and het, with the exceptions
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What de changes
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| this, these | deze automaat | deze automaten |
| that, those | die automaat | die automaten |
| which (the … that) | de automaat die … | de automaten die … |
| our | onze automaat | onze automaten |
Meaning in English
- a machine that performs automated tasks
- an automatic, a car with an automatic transmission
- an automaton
- a vending machine
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