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De or het boter?

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de boter

butter, a spread made from churned milk

/ˈboːtər/

Forms

Singular
de boter
Plural
de boters
Diminutive
het botertje

Why de?

  • No reliable spelling rule decides this one, so de boter is learned together with the word.
  • Every plural takes de, so it is de boters whatever the singular takes.
  • Every diminutive takes het: het botertje.

The rules for de and het, with the exceptions

Meaning in English

  1. butter, a spread made from churned milk
  2. a butter substitute, typically made of vegetable oils

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