De or het flat?
de flat
flat, apartment
/ˈflɛt/
Article and plural
- Singular
- de flat
- Plural (meervoud)
- de flats
- Diminutive
- het flatje
Why de?
- No reliable spelling rule decides this one, so de flat is learned together with the word.
- Every plural takes de, so it is de flats whatever the singular takes.
- Every diminutive takes het: het flatje.
The rules for de and het, with the exceptions
Check the article of another noun
What de changes
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| this, these | deze flat | deze flats |
| that, those | die flat | die flats |
| which (the … that) | de flat die … | de flats die … |
| our | onze flat | onze flats |
Meaning in English
- flat, apartment
- tower block
- bungalow (single-story dwelling not built on stilts)
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