De or het kou?
de kou
cold (low temperature)
/kɑu̯/
Article and plural
- Singular
- de kou
- Diminutive
- het koutje
Why de?
- No reliable spelling rule decides this one, so de kou is learned together with the word.
- Every diminutive takes het: het koutje.
The rules for de and het, with the exceptions
Check the article of another noun
What de changes
| Singular | |
|---|---|
| this, these | deze kou |
| that, those | die kou |
| which (the … that) | de kou die … |
| our | onze kou |
Meaning in English
- cold (low temperature)
- cold (illness)
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