De or het made?
de made
maggot; a fly larva that eats decomposing flesh
/ˈmaːdə/
Article and plural
- Singular
- de made
- Plural (meervoud)
- de maden
- Diminutive
- het maadje
Why de?
- No reliable spelling rule decides this one, so de made is learned together with the word.
- Every plural takes de, so it is de maden whatever the singular takes.
- Every diminutive takes het: het maadje.
The rules for de and het, with the exceptions
Check the article of another noun
What de changes
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| this, these | deze made | deze maden |
| that, those | die made | die maden |
| which (the … that) | de made die … | de maden die … |
| our | onze made | onze maden |
Meaning in English
- maggot; a fly larva that eats decomposing flesh
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