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