De or het legioen?
het legioen
legion (major division of an army)
/leː.ɣiˈun/
Article and plural
- Singular
- het legioen
- Plural (meervoud)
- de legioenen
- Diminutive
- het legioentje
Why het?
- No reliable spelling rule decides this one, so het legioen is learned together with the word.
- Every plural takes de, so it is de legioenen whatever the singular takes.
- Every diminutive takes het: het legioentje.
The rules for de and het, with the exceptions
Check the article of another noun
What het changes
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| this, these | dit legioen | deze legioenen |
| that, those | dat legioen | die legioenen |
| which (the … that) | het legioen dat … | de legioenen die … |
| our | ons legioen | onze legioenen |
Meaning in English
- legion (major division of an army)
- a Roman legion
- large group of people or animals
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