De or het maandag?
de maandag
Monday
/ˈmaːn.dɑx/
Forms
- Singular
- de maandag
- Plural
- de maandagen
- Diminutive
- het maandagje
Why de?
- No reliable spelling rule decides this one, so de maandag is learned together with the word.
- Every plural takes de, so it is de maandagen whatever the singular takes.
- Every diminutive takes het: het maandagje.
The rules for de and het, with the exceptions
Meaning in English
- Monday
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