De or het fooi?
de fooi
a tip, a gratuity (a small amount of money left for a bartender or
/foːj/
Article and plural
- Singular
- de fooi
- Plural (meervoud)
- de fooien
- Diminutive
- het fooitje
Why de?
- No reliable spelling rule decides this one, so de fooi is learned together with the word.
- Every plural takes de, so it is de fooien whatever the singular takes.
- Every diminutive takes het: het fooitje.
The rules for de and het, with the exceptions
Check the article of another noun
What de changes
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| this, these | deze fooi | deze fooien |
| that, those | die fooi | die fooien |
| which (the … that) | de fooi die … | de fooien die … |
| our | onze fooi | onze fooien |
Meaning in English
- a tip, a gratuity (a small amount of money left for a bartender or servant as a token of appreciation)
- a gift of money (often for people such as artists and beggars in places like city centers)
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