De or het figuur?
de/het figuur
figure, shape
/fiˈɣyːr/
Article and plural
- Singular
- de figuur or het figuur
- Plural (meervoud)
- de figuren
- Diminutive
- het figuurtje
Why both articles?
- Dictionaries accept both de and het for figuur. Pick one and use it consistently.
- Every plural takes de, so it is de figuren whatever the singular takes.
- Every diminutive takes het: het figuurtje.
The rules for de and het, with the exceptions
Check the article of another noun
Meaning in English
- figure, shape
- figure, person
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