De or het dar?
de dar
drone (non-working male bee, ant or wasp)
/dɑr/
Article and plural
- Singular
- de dar
- Plural (meervoud)
- de darren
- Diminutive
- het darretje
Why de?
- No reliable spelling rule decides this one, so de dar is learned together with the word.
- Every plural takes de, so it is de darren whatever the singular takes.
- Every diminutive takes het: het darretje.
The rules for de and het, with the exceptions
Check the article of another noun
What de changes
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| this, these | deze dar | deze darren |
| that, those | die dar | die darren |
| which (the … that) | de dar die … | de darren die … |
| our | onze dar | onze darren |
Meaning in English
- drone (non-working male bee, ant or wasp)
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