De or het legende?
de legende
legend (fictional story based on oral tradition
/ˌləˈɣɛn.də/
Article and plural
- Singular
- de legende
- Plural (meervoud)
- de legenden
- Diminutive
- het legendetje
Why de?
- No reliable spelling rule decides this one, so de legende is learned together with the word.
- Every plural takes de, so it is de legenden whatever the singular takes.
- Every diminutive takes het: het legendetje.
The rules for de and het, with the exceptions
Check the article of another noun
What de changes
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| this, these | deze legende | deze legenden |
| that, those | die legende | die legenden |
| which (the … that) | de legende die … | de legenden die … |
| our | onze legende | onze legenden |
Meaning in English
- legend (fictional story based on oral tradition, possibly with a kernel of truth)
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