De or het kamer?

Forms

Singular

de kamer

Plural

de kamers

Diminutive

het kamertje

Why de?

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

The rules for de and het, with the exceptions

Meaning in English

1. a bedroom
2. a living room
3. a special, more luxurious living room (formerly) reserved for use on Sundays and holidays, found in old houses that were inhabited by relatively affluent people
4. a non-campus residence for students
5. a board, judicial court or other institution with a specific competence
6. a chamber or division of a legisative assembly such as a parliament