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