De or het kast?
de kast
cupboard, closet, wardrobe
/kɑst/
Forms
- Singular
- de kast
- Plural
- de kasten
- Diminutive
- het kastje
Why de?
- No reliable spelling rule decides this one, so de kast is learned together with the word.
- Every plural takes de, so it is de kasten whatever the singular takes.
- Every diminutive takes het: het kastje.
The rules for de and het, with the exceptions
Meaning in English
- cupboard, closet, wardrobe
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