De or het mais?
de mais
corn, maize
/mɑi̯s/
Article and plural
- Singular
- de mais
Why de?
- No reliable spelling rule decides this one, so de mais is learned together with the word.
The rules for de and het, with the exceptions
Check the article of another noun
What de changes
| Singular | |
|---|---|
| this, these | deze mais |
| that, those | die mais |
| which (the … that) | de mais die … |
| our | onze mais |
Meaning in English
- corn, maize
Remember mais with Spreek
Spreek keeps the Dutch words you meet, article included, reviews them with you and then has you use them in a spoken conversation.
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