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