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