De or het dollar?
de dollar
dollar (currency, especially the US dollar)
/ˈdɔlɑr/
Article and plural
- Singular
- de dollar
- Plural (meervoud)
- de dollars
- Diminutive
- het dollartje
Why de?
- No reliable spelling rule decides this one, so de dollar is learned together with the word.
- Every plural takes de, so it is de dollars whatever the singular takes.
- Every diminutive takes het: het dollartje.
The rules for de and het, with the exceptions
Check the article of another noun
What de changes
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| this, these | deze dollar | deze dollars |
| that, those | die dollar | die dollars |
| which (the … that) | de dollar die … | de dollars die … |
| our | onze dollar | onze dollars |
Meaning in English
- dollar (currency, especially the US dollar)
Remember dollar with Spreek
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