De or het macht?
de macht
political power, control
/mɑxt/
Article and plural
- Singular
- de macht
- Plural (meervoud)
- de machten
- Diminutive
- het machtje
Why de?
- No reliable spelling rule decides this one, so de macht is learned together with the word.
- Every plural takes de, so it is de machten whatever the singular takes.
- Every diminutive takes het: het machtje.
The rules for de and het, with the exceptions
Check the article of another noun
What de changes
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| this, these | deze macht | deze machten |
| that, those | die macht | die machten |
| which (the … that) | de macht die … | de machten die … |
| our | onze macht | onze machten |
Meaning in English
- political power, control
- power, might, capability
- a power in international politics
- a military force, such as an army
- power (of multiplication)
- power (type of angel, ranking above archangel)
Remember macht with Spreek
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