De or het gelofte?
de gelofte
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Article and plural
- Singular
- de gelofte
- Plural (meervoud)
- de geloften
- Diminutive
- het geloftetje
Why de?
- No reliable spelling rule decides this one, so de gelofte is learned together with the word.
- Every plural takes de, so it is de geloften whatever the singular takes.
- Every diminutive takes het: het geloftetje.
The rules for de and het, with the exceptions
Check the article of another noun
What de changes
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| this, these | deze gelofte | deze geloften |
| that, those | die gelofte | die geloften |
| which (the … that) | de gelofte die … | de geloften die … |
| our | onze gelofte | onze geloften |
Meaning in English
- vow
Remember gelofte with Spreek
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