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