De or het kinderopvang?
de kinderopvang
childcare, nursery
/ˌkɪn.dərˈɔp.fɑŋ/
Article and plural
- Singular
- de kinderopvang
- Plural (meervoud)
- de kinderopvangen
Why de?
- No reliable spelling rule decides this one, so de kinderopvang is learned together with the word.
- Every plural takes de, so it is de kinderopvangen whatever the singular takes.
The rules for de and het, with the exceptions
Check the article of another noun
What de changes
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| this, these | deze kinderopvang | deze kinderopvangen |
| that, those | die kinderopvang | die kinderopvangen |
| which (the … that) | de kinderopvang die … | de kinderopvangen die … |
| our | onze kinderopvang | onze kinderopvangen |
Meaning in English
- childcare, nursery
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