De or het dochter?
de dochter
daughter (female offspring)
/ˈdɔx.tər/
Article and plural
- Singular
- de dochter
- Plural (meervoud)
- de dochters
- Diminutive
- het dochtertje
Why de?
- No reliable spelling rule decides this one, so de dochter is learned together with the word.
- Every plural takes de, so it is de dochters whatever the singular takes.
- Every diminutive takes het: het dochtertje.
The rules for de and het, with the exceptions
Check the article of another noun
What de changes
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| this, these | deze dochter | deze dochters |
| that, those | die dochter | die dochters |
| which (the … that) | de dochter die … | de dochters die … |
| our | onze dochter | onze dochters |
Meaning in English
- daughter (female offspring)
- offshoot, something derivative or subordinate
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