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De or het kassa?

de kassa

cash desk, checkout

/ˈkɑ.saː/

Forms

Singular
de kassa
Plural
de kassa's
Diminutive
het kassaatje

Why de?

  • No reliable spelling rule decides this one, so de kassa is learned together with the word.
  • Every plural takes de, so it is de kassa's whatever the singular takes.
  • Every diminutive takes het: het kassaatje.

The rules for de and het, with the exceptions

Meaning in English

  1. cash desk, checkout
  2. box office, booking office
  3. cash register, till

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