De or het kluis?
de kluis
a safe
/klœy̯s/
Article and plural
- Singular
- de kluis
- Plural (meervoud)
- de kluizen
- Diminutive
- het kluisje
Why de?
- No reliable spelling rule decides this one, so de kluis is learned together with the word.
- Every plural takes de, so it is de kluizen whatever the singular takes.
- Every diminutive takes het: het kluisje.
The rules for de and het, with the exceptions
Check the article of another noun
What de changes
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| this, these | deze kluis | deze kluizen |
| that, those | die kluis | die kluizen |
| which (the … that) | de kluis die … | de kluizen die … |
| our | onze kluis | onze kluizen |
Meaning in English
- a safe
- a cashbox
- a locker
- a hermit's cell
- a hermitage
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