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