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