De or het exemplaar?
het exemplaar
copy (printed edition)
/ˌɛk.səmˈplaːr/
Article and plural
- Singular
- het exemplaar
- Plural (meervoud)
- de exemplaren
- Diminutive
- het exemplaartje
Why het?
- No reliable spelling rule decides this one, so het exemplaar is learned together with the word.
- Every plural takes de, so it is de exemplaren whatever the singular takes.
- Every diminutive takes het: het exemplaartje.
The rules for de and het, with the exceptions
Check the article of another noun
What het changes
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| this, these | dit exemplaar | deze exemplaren |
| that, those | dat exemplaar | die exemplaren |
| which (the … that) | het exemplaar dat … | de exemplaren die … |
| our | ons exemplaar | onze exemplaren |
Meaning in English
- copy (printed edition)
- sample; instance; specimen
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