De or het eeuw?
de eeuw
a century, 100 years
/eːu̯/
Article and plural
- Singular
- de eeuw
- Plural (meervoud)
- de eeuwen
- Diminutive
- het eeuwtje
Why de?
- No reliable spelling rule decides this one, so de eeuw is learned together with the word.
- Every plural takes de, so it is de eeuwen whatever the singular takes.
- Every diminutive takes het: het eeuwtje.
The rules for de and het, with the exceptions
Check the article of another noun
What de changes
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| this, these | deze eeuw | deze eeuwen |
| that, those | die eeuw | die eeuwen |
| which (the … that) | de eeuw die … | de eeuwen die … |
| our | onze eeuw | onze eeuwen |
Meaning in English
- a century, 100 years
- many years, a very long time; far too long, (an) eternity
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