De or het cheque?
de cheque
check, cheque (a note promising to pay money to a named person or
/ʃɛk/
Article and plural
- Singular
- de cheque
- Plural (meervoud)
- de cheques
- Diminutive
- het chequeje
Why de?
- No reliable spelling rule decides this one, so de cheque is learned together with the word.
- Every plural takes de, so it is de cheques whatever the singular takes.
- Every diminutive takes het: het chequeje.
The rules for de and het, with the exceptions
Check the article of another noun
What de changes
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| this, these | deze cheque | deze cheques |
| that, those | die cheque | die cheques |
| which (the … that) | de cheque die … | de cheques die … |
| our | onze cheque | onze cheques |
Meaning in English
- check, cheque (a note promising to pay money to a named person or entity)
- voucher, used to pay a stated amount for a specific purpose
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