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