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