De or het bacterie?
de bacterie
bacterium, any member of the domain Bacteria
/ˌbɑkˈteː.ri/
Article and plural
- Singular
- de bacterie
- Plural (meervoud)
- de bacteriën
- Diminutive
- het bacterietje
Why de?
- No reliable spelling rule decides this one, so de bacterie is learned together with the word.
- Every plural takes de, so it is de bacteriën whatever the singular takes.
- Every diminutive takes het: het bacterietje.
The rules for de and het, with the exceptions
Check the article of another noun
What de changes
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| this, these | deze bacterie | deze bacteriën |
| that, those | die bacterie | die bacteriën |
| which (the … that) | de bacterie die … | de bacteriën die … |
| our | onze bacterie | onze bacteriën |
Meaning in English
- bacterium, any member of the domain Bacteria
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