De or het citroen?
de citroen
a lemon (fruit)
/siˈtrun/
Article and plural
- Singular
- de citroen
- Plural (meervoud)
- de citroenen
- Diminutive
- het citroentje
Why de?
- No reliable spelling rule decides this one, so de citroen is learned together with the word.
- Every plural takes de, so it is de citroenen whatever the singular takes.
- Every diminutive takes het: het citroentje.
The rules for de and het, with the exceptions
Check the article of another noun
What de changes
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| this, these | deze citroen | deze citroenen |
| that, those | die citroen | die citroenen |
| which (the … that) | de citroen die … | de citroenen die … |
| our | onze citroen | onze citroenen |
Meaning in English
- a lemon (fruit)
- lemon tree (Citrus limon)
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