De or het dier?
het dier
animal (any member of the kingdom Animalia)
/dir/
Article and plural
- Singular
- het dier
- Plural (meervoud)
- de dieren
- Diminutive
- het diertje
Why het?
- No reliable spelling rule decides this one, so het dier is learned together with the word.
- Every plural takes de, so it is de dieren whatever the singular takes.
- Every diminutive takes het: het diertje.
The rules for de and het, with the exceptions
Check the article of another noun
What het changes
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| this, these | dit dier | deze dieren |
| that, those | dat dier | die dieren |
| which (the … that) | het dier dat … | de dieren die … |
| our | ons dier | onze dieren |
Meaning in English
- animal (any member of the kingdom Animalia)
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