De or het gewoonte?
de gewoonte
wont, habit, custom
/ɣəˈʋoːn.tə/
Article and plural
- Singular
- de gewoonte
- Plural (meervoud)
- de gewoonten
- Diminutive
- het gewoontetje
Why de?
- No reliable spelling rule decides this one, so de gewoonte is learned together with the word.
- Every plural takes de, so it is de gewoonten whatever the singular takes.
- Every diminutive takes het: het gewoontetje.
The rules for de and het, with the exceptions
Check the article of another noun
What de changes
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| this, these | deze gewoonte | deze gewoonten |
| that, those | die gewoonte | die gewoonten |
| which (the … that) | de gewoonte die … | de gewoonten die … |
| our | onze gewoonte | onze gewoonten |
Meaning in English
- wont, habit, custom
- custom, tradition
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