De or het interesse?
de interesse
interest (e.g. in a subject)
/ɪn.təˈrɛ.sə/
Article and plural
- Singular
- de interesse
- Plural (meervoud)
- de interesses
Why de?
- No reliable spelling rule decides this one, so de interesse is learned together with the word.
- Every plural takes de, so it is de interesses whatever the singular takes.
The rules for de and het, with the exceptions
Check the article of another noun
What de changes
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| this, these | deze interesse | deze interesses |
| that, those | die interesse | die interesses |
| which (the … that) | de interesse die … | de interesses die … |
| our | onze interesse | onze interesses |
Meaning in English
- interest (e.g. in a subject)
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