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