De or het dwerg?
de dwerg
dwarf (small human; small specimen, breed or species of animal)
/dʋɛrx/
Article and plural
- Singular
- de dwerg
- Plural (meervoud)
- de dwergen
- Diminutive
- het dwergje
Why de?
- No reliable spelling rule decides this one, so de dwerg is learned together with the word.
- Every plural takes de, so it is de dwergen whatever the singular takes.
- Every diminutive takes het: het dwergje.
The rules for de and het, with the exceptions
Check the article of another noun
What de changes
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| this, these | deze dwerg | deze dwergen |
| that, those | die dwerg | die dwergen |
| which (the … that) | de dwerg die … | de dwergen die … |
| our | onze dwerg | onze dwergen |
Meaning in English
- dwarf (small human; small specimen, breed or species of animal)
- dwarf (small folkloristic humanoid)
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