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