De or het liefde?
de liefde
love
/ˈlif.də/
Article and plural
- Singular
- de liefde
- Plural (meervoud)
- de liefdes
Why de?
- No reliable spelling rule decides this one, so de liefde is learned together with the word.
- Every plural takes de, so it is de liefdes 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 liefde | deze liefdes |
| that, those | die liefde | die liefdes |
| which (the … that) | de liefde die … | de liefdes die … |
| our | onze liefde | onze liefdes |
Meaning in English
- love
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