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