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