De or het chimpansee?
de chimpansee
chimpanzee, member of the genus Pan
/ˌʃɪm.pɑnˈseː/
Article and plural
- Singular
- de chimpansee
- Plural (meervoud)
- de chimpansees
- Diminutive
- het chimpanseetje
Why de?
- No reliable spelling rule decides this one, so de chimpansee is learned together with the word.
- Every plural takes de, so it is de chimpansees whatever the singular takes.
- Every diminutive takes het: het chimpanseetje.
The rules for de and het, with the exceptions
Check the article of another noun
What de changes
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| this, these | deze chimpansee | deze chimpansees |
| that, those | die chimpansee | die chimpansees |
| which (the … that) | de chimpansee die … | de chimpansees die … |
| our | onze chimpansee | onze chimpansees |
Meaning in English
- chimpanzee, member of the genus Pan
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