De or het bijstand?
de bijstand
social welfare, dole
/ˈbɛi̯stɑnt/
Article and plural
- Singular
- de bijstand
Why de?
- No reliable spelling rule decides this one, so de bijstand is learned together with the word.
The rules for de and het, with the exceptions
Check the article of another noun
What de changes
| Singular | |
|---|---|
| this, these | deze bijstand |
| that, those | die bijstand |
| which (the … that) | de bijstand die … |
| our | onze bijstand |
Meaning in English
- social welfare, dole
- help, aid
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