De or het koningin?
de koningin
female monarchic ruler of a kingdom
/ˌkoːnɪˈŋɪn/
Article and plural
- Singular
- de koningin
- Plural (meervoud)
- de koninginnen
- Diminutive
- het koninginnetje
Why de?
- No reliable spelling rule decides this one, so de koningin is learned together with the word.
- Every plural takes de, so it is de koninginnen whatever the singular takes.
- Every diminutive takes het: het koninginnetje.
The rules for de and het, with the exceptions
Check the article of another noun
What de changes
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| this, these | deze koningin | deze koninginnen |
| that, those | die koningin | die koninginnen |
| which (the … that) | de koningin die … | de koninginnen die … |
| our | onze koningin | onze koninginnen |
Meaning in English
- female monarchic ruler of a kingdom
- consort of a king
- queen
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