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