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De or het charme?

de charme

charm (quality of inspiring delight or admiration)

/ˈʃɑr.mə/

Article and plural

Singular
de charme
Plural (meervoud)
de charmes

Why de?

  • No reliable spelling rule decides this one, so de charme is learned together with the word.
  • Every plural takes de, so it is de charmes whatever the singular takes.

The rules for de and het, with the exceptions

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What de changes

SingularPlural
this, thesedeze charmedeze charmes
that, thosedie charmedie charmes
which (the … that)de charme die …de charmes die …
ouronze charmeonze charmes

Meaning in English

  1. charm (quality of inspiring delight or admiration)

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