De or het koning?
de koning
a king, monarch
/ˈkoː.nɪŋ/
Article and plural
- Singular
- de koning
- Plural (meervoud)
- de koningen
- Diminutive
- het koninkje
Why de?
- Nouns ending in -ing almost always take de.
- Every plural takes de, so it is de koningen whatever the singular takes.
- Every diminutive takes het: het koninkje.
The rules for de and het, with the exceptions
Check the article of another noun
What de changes
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| this, these | deze koning | deze koningen |
| that, those | die koning | die koningen |
| which (the … that) | de koning die … | de koningen die … |
| our | onze koning | onze koningen |
Meaning in English
- a king, monarch
- a king, top-dog
- a king
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