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