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