De or het lichtjaar?
het lichtjaar
light year (astronomical distance taking a year at light speed)
/ˈlɪxtjaːr/
Article and plural
- Singular
- het lichtjaar
- Plural (meervoud)
- de lichtjaren
- Diminutive
- het lichtjaartje
Why het?
- No reliable spelling rule decides this one, so het lichtjaar is learned together with the word.
- Every plural takes de, so it is de lichtjaren whatever the singular takes.
- Every diminutive takes het: het lichtjaartje.
The rules for de and het, with the exceptions
Check the article of another noun
What het changes
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| this, these | dit lichtjaar | deze lichtjaren |
| that, those | dat lichtjaar | die lichtjaren |
| which (the … that) | het lichtjaar dat … | de lichtjaren die … |
| our | ons lichtjaar | onze lichtjaren |
Meaning in English
- light year (astronomical distance taking a year at light speed)
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