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