De or het maand?
de maand
a month
/maːnt/
Forms
- Singular
- de maand
- Plural
- de maanden
- Diminutive
- het maandje
Why de?
- No reliable spelling rule decides this one, so de maand is learned together with the word.
- Every plural takes de, so it is de maanden whatever the singular takes.
- Every diminutive takes het: het maandje.
The rules for de and het, with the exceptions
Meaning in English
- a month
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