De or het duif?
de duif
a pigeon, dove, bird of the family Columbidae
/dœy̯f/
Article and plural
- Singular
- de duif
- Plural (meervoud)
- de duiven
- Diminutive
- het duifje
Why de?
- No reliable spelling rule decides this one, so de duif is learned together with the word.
- Every plural takes de, so it is de duiven whatever the singular takes.
- Every diminutive takes het: het duifje.
The rules for de and het, with the exceptions
Check the article of another noun
What de changes
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| this, these | deze duif | deze duiven |
| that, those | die duif | die duiven |
| which (the … that) | de duif die … | de duiven die … |
| our | onze duif | onze duiven |
Meaning in English
- a pigeon, dove, bird of the family Columbidae
- a female dove or pigeon
- a dove, someone with dovish political views or inclinations
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