De or het groep?
de groep
group
/ɣrup/
Article and plural
- Singular
- de groep
- Plural (meervoud)
- de groepen
- Diminutive
- het groepje
Why de?
- No reliable spelling rule decides this one, so de groep is learned together with the word.
- Every plural takes de, so it is de groepen whatever the singular takes.
- Every diminutive takes het: het groepje.
The rules for de and het, with the exceptions
Check the article of another noun
What de changes
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| this, these | deze groep | deze groepen |
| that, those | die groep | die groepen |
| which (the … that) | de groep die … | de groepen die … |
| our | onze groep | onze groepen |
Meaning in English
- group
- circuit in an electrical installation, protected by a circuit breaker
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