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