De or het beker?
de beker
beaker, cup, chalice (drinking vessel
/ˈbeː.kər/
Article and plural
- Singular
- de beker
- Plural (meervoud)
- de bekers
- Diminutive
- het bekertje
Why de?
- No reliable spelling rule decides this one, so de beker is learned together with the word.
- Every plural takes de, so it is de bekers whatever the singular takes.
- Every diminutive takes het: het bekertje.
The rules for de and het, with the exceptions
Check the article of another noun
What de changes
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| this, these | deze beker | deze bekers |
| that, those | die beker | die bekers |
| which (the … that) | de beker die … | de bekers die … |
| our | onze beker | onze bekers |
Meaning in English
- beaker, cup, chalice (drinking vessel, often but not always without a handle, generally not made of glass)
- cup (trophy)
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