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