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