De or het dolfijn?
de dolfijn
dolphin, sea mammal of the family Delphinidae
/ˈdɔl.fɛi̯n/
Article and plural
- Singular
- de dolfijn
- Plural (meervoud)
- de dolfijnen
- Diminutive
- het dolfijntje
Why de?
- No reliable spelling rule decides this one, so de dolfijn is learned together with the word.
- Every plural takes de, so it is de dolfijnen whatever the singular takes.
- Every diminutive takes het: het dolfijntje.
The rules for de and het, with the exceptions
Check the article of another noun
What de changes
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| this, these | deze dolfijn | deze dolfijnen |
| that, those | die dolfijn | die dolfijnen |
| which (the … that) | de dolfijn die … | de dolfijnen die … |
| our | onze dolfijn | onze dolfijnen |
Meaning in English
- dolphin, sea mammal of the family Delphinidae
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