De or het container?
de container
shipping container, cargo container
/ˌkɔnˈteː.nər/
Article and plural
- Singular
- de container
- Plural (meervoud)
- de containers
- Diminutive
- het containertje
Why de?
- No reliable spelling rule decides this one, so de container is learned together with the word.
- Every plural takes de, so it is de containers whatever the singular takes.
- Every diminutive takes het: het containertje.
The rules for de and het, with the exceptions
Check the article of another noun
What de changes
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| this, these | deze container | deze containers |
| that, those | die container | die containers |
| which (the … that) | de container die … | de containers die … |
| our | onze container | onze containers |
Meaning in English
- shipping container, cargo container
- dumpster or domestic recycling bin, large waste container
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