De or het boete?
de boete
fine, financial penalty
/ˈbu.tə/
Article and plural
- Singular
- de boete
- Plural (meervoud)
- de boetes
Why de?
- No reliable spelling rule decides this one, so de boete is learned together with the word.
- Every plural takes de, so it is de boetes whatever the singular takes.
The rules for de and het, with the exceptions
Check the article of another noun
What de changes
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| this, these | deze boete | deze boetes |
| that, those | die boete | die boetes |
| which (the … that) | de boete die … | de boetes die … |
| our | onze boete | onze boetes |
Meaning in English
- fine, financial penalty
- penance, paining atonement
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