De or het kont?
de kont
butt, bum, arse
/kɔnt/
Article and plural
- Singular
- de kont
- Plural (meervoud)
- de konten
- Diminutive
- het kontje
Why de?
- No reliable spelling rule decides this one, so de kont is learned together with the word.
- Every plural takes de, so it is de konten whatever the singular takes.
- Every diminutive takes het: het kontje.
The rules for de and het, with the exceptions
Check the article of another noun
What de changes
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| this, these | deze kont | deze konten |
| that, those | die kont | die konten |
| which (the … that) | de kont die … | de konten die … |
| our | onze kont | onze konten |
Meaning in English
- butt, bum, arse
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