De or het knie?
de knie
a knee
/kni/
Article and plural
- Singular
- de knie
- Plural (meervoud)
- de knieën
- Diminutive
- het knietje
Why de?
- No reliable spelling rule decides this one, so de knie is learned together with the word.
- Every plural takes de, so it is de knieën whatever the singular takes.
- Every diminutive takes het: het knietje.
The rules for de and het, with the exceptions
Check the article of another noun
What de changes
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| this, these | deze knie | deze knieën |
| that, those | die knie | die knieën |
| which (the … that) | de knie die … | de knieën die … |
| our | onze knie | onze knieën |
Meaning in English
- a knee
- a kneeing, a prod or blow with the knee
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