De or het koffer?
de koffer
a suitcase
/ˈkɔ.fər/
Article and plural
- Singular
- de koffer
- Plural (meervoud)
- 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
Check the article of another noun
What de changes
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| this, these | deze koffer | deze koffers |
| that, those | die koffer | die koffers |
| which (the … that) | de koffer die … | de koffers die … |
| our | onze koffer | onze koffers |
Meaning in English
- a suitcase
- a luggage compartment in a small vehicle; a trunk, a boot
- a trunk, a large chest used to move luggage
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