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De or het autopech?

de autopech

breakdown (mechanical failure) of a car

/ˈɑu̯.toːˌpɛx/

Article and plural

Singular
de autopech

Why de?

  • No reliable spelling rule decides this one, so de autopech is learned together with the word.

The rules for de and het, with the exceptions

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What de changes

Singular
this, thesedeze autopech
that, thosedie autopech
which (the … that)de autopech die …
ouronze autopech

Meaning in English

  1. breakdown (mechanical failure) of a car

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