De or het koord?
de/het koord
a rope, cord (length of twisted strands)
/koːrt/
Article and plural
- Singular
- de koord or het koord
- Plural (meervoud)
- de koorden
- Diminutive
- het koordje
Why both articles?
- Dictionaries accept both de and het for koord. Pick one and use it consistently.
- Every plural takes de, so it is de koorden whatever the singular takes.
- Every diminutive takes het: het koordje.
The rules for de and het, with the exceptions
Check the article of another noun
Meaning in English
- a rope, cord (length of twisted strands)
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