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