De or het das?
de das
A badger, various species of genera Meles and Taxidea.
/dɑs/
Article and plural
- Singular
- de das
- Plural (meervoud)
- de dassen
- Diminutive
- het dasje
Why de?
- No reliable spelling rule decides this one, so de das is learned together with the word.
- Every plural takes de, so it is de dassen whatever the singular takes.
- Every diminutive takes het: het dasje.
The rules for de and het, with the exceptions
Check the article of another noun
What de changes
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| this, these | deze das | deze dassen |
| that, those | die das | die dassen |
| which (the … that) | de das die … | de dassen die … |
| our | onze das | onze dassen |
Meaning in English
- A badger, various species of genera Meles and Taxidea.
- Eurasian badger (Meles meles)
- necktie
- scarf
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