De or het favoriet?
de favoriet
favorite, preferred one
/faːvoːˈrit/
Article and plural
- Singular
- de favoriet
- Plural (meervoud)
- de favorieten
- Diminutive
- het favorietje
Why de?
- No reliable spelling rule decides this one, so de favoriet is learned together with the word.
- Every plural takes de, so it is de favorieten whatever the singular takes.
- Every diminutive takes het: het favorietje.
The rules for de and het, with the exceptions
Check the article of another noun
What de changes
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| this, these | deze favoriet | deze favorieten |
| that, those | die favoriet | die favorieten |
| which (the … that) | de favoriet die … | de favorieten die … |
| our | onze favoriet | onze favorieten |
Meaning in English
- favorite, preferred one
- favorite, most likely one to win out
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