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