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De or het huur?

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de huur

rent

/ɦyr/

Forms

Singular
de huur
Plural
de huren
Diminutive
het huurtje

Why de?

  • No reliable spelling rule decides this one, so de huur is learned together with the word.
  • Every plural takes de, so it is de huren whatever the singular takes.
  • Every diminutive takes het: het huurtje.

The rules for de and het, with the exceptions

Meaning in English

  1. rent
  2. renting, hiring

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