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