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De or het cocaïne?

de cocaïne

cocaine (narcotic derived from coca plants)

/ˌkoː.kaːˈi.nə/

Article and plural

Singular
de cocaïne

Why de?

  • No reliable spelling rule decides this one, so de cocaïne is learned together with the word.

The rules for de and het, with the exceptions

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What de changes

Singular
this, thesedeze cocaïne
that, thosedie cocaïne
which (the … that)de cocaïne die …
ouronze cocaïne

Meaning in English

  1. cocaine (narcotic derived from coca plants)

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