De or het bron?
de bron
source
/brɔn/
Article and plural
- Singular
- de bron
- Plural (meervoud)
- de bronnen
- Diminutive
- het bronnetje
Why de?
- No reliable spelling rule decides this one, so de bron is learned together with the word.
- Every plural takes de, so it is de bronnen whatever the singular takes.
- Every diminutive takes het: het bronnetje.
The rules for de and het, with the exceptions
Check the article of another noun
What de changes
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| this, these | deze bron | deze bronnen |
| that, those | die bron | die bronnen |
| which (the … that) | de bron die … | de bronnen die … |
| our | onze bron | onze bronnen |
Meaning in English
- source
- spring (in fountain)
- well (the place to get water)
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