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