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