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