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De or het demon?

de demon

demon

/ˈdeː.mɔn/

Article and plural

Singular
de demon
Plural (meervoud)
de demonen

Why de?

  • No reliable spelling rule decides this one, so de demon is learned together with the word.
  • Every plural takes de, so it is de demonen whatever the singular takes.

The rules for de and het, with the exceptions

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What de changes

SingularPlural
this, thesedeze demondeze demonen
that, thosedie demondie demonen
which (the … that)de demon die …de demonen die …
ouronze demononze demonen

Meaning in English

  1. demon
  2. genius, lar

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