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