De or het computer?
de computer
computer
/kɔmˈpjutər/
Forms
- Singular
- de computer
- Plural
- de computers
- Diminutive
- het computertje
Why de?
- No reliable spelling rule decides this one, so de computer is learned together with the word.
- Every plural takes de, so it is de computers whatever the singular takes.
- Every diminutive takes het: het computertje.
The rules for de and het, with the exceptions
Meaning in English
- computer
Remember computer with Spreek
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