De or het kakkerlak?
de kakkerlak
cockroach (certain non-termite insect of the order Blattodea)
/ˈkɑ.kərˌlɑk/
Article and plural
- Singular
- de kakkerlak
- Plural (meervoud)
- de kakkerlakken
- Diminutive
- het kakkerlakje
Why de?
- No reliable spelling rule decides this one, so de kakkerlak is learned together with the word.
- Every plural takes de, so it is de kakkerlakken whatever the singular takes.
- Every diminutive takes het: het kakkerlakje.
The rules for de and het, with the exceptions
Check the article of another noun
What de changes
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| this, these | deze kakkerlak | deze kakkerlakken |
| that, those | die kakkerlak | die kakkerlakken |
| which (the … that) | de kakkerlak die … | de kakkerlakken die … |
| our | onze kakkerlak | onze kakkerlakken |
Meaning in English
- cockroach (certain non-termite insect of the order Blattodea)
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