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