De or het kikker?
de kikker
a frog, relatively smooth amphibian of the order Anura
/ˈkɪ.kər/
Article and plural
- Singular
- de kikker
- Plural (meervoud)
- de kikkers
- Diminutive
- het kikkertje
Why de?
- No reliable spelling rule decides this one, so de kikker is learned together with the word.
- Every plural takes de, so it is de kikkers whatever the singular takes.
- Every diminutive takes het: het kikkertje.
The rules for de and het, with the exceptions
Check the article of another noun
What de changes
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| this, these | deze kikker | deze kikkers |
| that, those | die kikker | die kikkers |
| which (the … that) | de kikker die … | de kikkers die … |
| our | onze kikker | onze kikkers |
Meaning in English
- a frog, relatively smooth amphibian of the order Anura
- a cleat (device used for fastening), especially a nautical cleat
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