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De or het koffer?

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de koffer

a suitcase

/ˈkɔ.fər/

Forms

Singular
de koffer
Plural
de koffers
Diminutive
het koffertje

Why de?

  • No reliable spelling rule decides this one, so de koffer is learned together with the word.
  • Every plural takes de, so it is de koffers whatever the singular takes.
  • Every diminutive takes het: het koffertje.

The rules for de and het, with the exceptions

Meaning in English

  1. a suitcase
  2. a luggage compartment in a small vehicle; a trunk, a boot
  3. a trunk, a large chest used to move luggage

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