De or het hagedis?
de hagedis
lizard, non-snake reptilian of the subclass Squamata
/ˌɦaːɣəˈdɪs/
Article and plural
- Singular
- de hagedis
- Plural (meervoud)
- de hagedissen
- Diminutive
- het hagedisje
Why de?
- No reliable spelling rule decides this one, so de hagedis is learned together with the word.
- Every plural takes de, so it is de hagedissen whatever the singular takes.
- Every diminutive takes het: het hagedisje.
The rules for de and het, with the exceptions
Check the article of another noun
What de changes
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| this, these | deze hagedis | deze hagedissen |
| that, those | die hagedis | die hagedissen |
| which (the … that) | de hagedis die … | de hagedissen die … |
| our | onze hagedis | onze hagedissen |
Meaning in English
- lizard, non-snake reptilian of the subclass Squamata, especially of the Lacertilia
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