De or het kip?
de kip
a chicken, Gallus gallus domesticus
/kɪp/
Article and plural
- Singular
- de kip
- Plural (meervoud)
- de kippen
- Diminutive
- het kippetje
Why de?
- No reliable spelling rule decides this one, so de kip is learned together with the word.
- Every plural takes de, so it is de kippen whatever the singular takes.
- Every diminutive takes het: het kippetje.
The rules for de and het, with the exceptions
Check the article of another noun
What de changes
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| this, these | deze kip | deze kippen |
| that, those | die kip | die kippen |
| which (the … that) | de kip die … | de kippen die … |
| our | onze kip | onze kippen |
Meaning in English
- a chicken, Gallus gallus domesticus
- Kip, currency in Laos
- a female chicken, a hen
- synonym of politieagent
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