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