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