De or het haag?
de haag
a hedge, thicket of woody bushes planted in a row
/ɦaːx/
Article and plural
- Singular
- de haag
- Plural (meervoud)
- de hagen
- Diminutive
- het haagje
Why de?
- No reliable spelling rule decides this one, so de haag is learned together with the word.
- Every plural takes de, so it is de hagen whatever the singular takes.
- Every diminutive takes het: het haagje.
The rules for de and het, with the exceptions
Check the article of another noun
What de changes
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| this, these | deze haag | deze hagen |
| that, those | die haag | die hagen |
| which (the … that) | de haag die … | de hagen die … |
| our | onze haag | onze hagen |
Meaning in English
- a hedge, thicket of woody bushes planted in a row
- a lane, (often double) row of lined-up persons or objects, as for a formal guard of honor inspection
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