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