De or het bunker?
de bunker
bunker (low-lying fortification built into the landscape)
/ˈbʏŋ.kər/
Article and plural
- Singular
- de bunker
- Plural (meervoud)
- de bunkers
- Diminutive
- het bunkertje
Why de?
- No reliable spelling rule decides this one, so de bunker is learned together with the word.
- Every plural takes de, so it is de bunkers whatever the singular takes.
- Every diminutive takes het: het bunkertje.
The rules for de and het, with the exceptions
Check the article of another noun
What de changes
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| this, these | deze bunker | deze bunkers |
| that, those | die bunker | die bunkers |
| which (the … that) | de bunker die … | de bunkers die … |
| our | onze bunker | onze bunkers |
Meaning in English
- bunker (low-lying fortification built into the landscape)
- bunker (hole with a surface of sand or dirt, placed on a golf course as a barrier)
- bunker, cargo hold, storage room
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