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