De or het koffie?
de koffie
coffee (beverage)
/ˈkɔ.fi/
Forms
- Singular
- de koffie
- Plural
- de koffies
- Diminutive
- het koffietje
Why de?
- No reliable spelling rule decides this one, so de koffie is learned together with the word.
- Every plural takes de, so it is de koffies whatever the singular takes.
- Every diminutive takes het: het koffietje.
The rules for de and het, with the exceptions
Meaning in English
- coffee (beverage)
- coffee (serving of the above beverage)
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