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