De or het eekhoorn?
de eekhoorn
squirrel
/ˈeːkˌɦoːr(ə)n/
Article and plural
- Singular
- de eekhoorn
- Plural (meervoud)
- de eekhoorns
- Diminutive
- het eekhoorntje
Why de?
- No reliable spelling rule decides this one, so de eekhoorn is learned together with the word.
- Every plural takes de, so it is de eekhoorns whatever the singular takes.
- Every diminutive takes het: het eekhoorntje.
The rules for de and het, with the exceptions
Check the article of another noun
What de changes
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| this, these | deze eekhoorn | deze eekhoorns |
| that, those | die eekhoorn | die eekhoorns |
| which (the … that) | de eekhoorn die … | de eekhoorns die … |
| our | onze eekhoorn | onze eekhoorns |
Meaning in English
- squirrel
- red squirrel (Sciurus vulgaris)
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