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