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