De or het maand?
de maand
a month
/maːnt/
Article and plural
- Singular
- de maand
- Plural (meervoud)
- 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
Check the article of another noun
What de changes
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| this, these | deze maand | deze maanden |
| that, those | die maand | die maanden |
| which (the … that) | de maand die … | de maanden die … |
| our | onze maand | onze maanden |
Meaning in English
- a month
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