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