De or het diagnose?
de diagnose
diagnosis
/ˌdi.ɑxˈnoː.zə/
Forms
- Singular
- de diagnose
- Plural
- de diagnoses
- Diminutive
- het diagnosetje
Why de?
- No reliable spelling rule decides this one, so de diagnose is learned together with the word.
- Every plural takes de, so it is de diagnoses whatever the singular takes.
- Every diminutive takes het: het diagnosetje.
The rules for de and het, with the exceptions
Meaning in English
- diagnosis
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