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