De or het gift?
de gift
donation; something given (away) voluntarily
/ɣɪft/
Article and plural
- Singular
- de gift
- Plural (meervoud)
- de giften
- Diminutive
- het giftje
Why de?
- No reliable spelling rule decides this one, so de gift is learned together with the word.
- Every plural takes de, so it is de giften whatever the singular takes.
- Every diminutive takes het: het giftje.
The rules for de and het, with the exceptions
Check the article of another noun
What de changes
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| this, these | deze gift | deze giften |
| that, those | die gift | die giften |
| which (the … that) | de gift die … | de giften die … |
| our | onze gift | onze giften |
Meaning in English
- donation; something given (away) voluntarily
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