De or het manier?
de manier
way, manner
/maːˈniːr/
Article and plural
- Singular
- de manier
- Plural (meervoud)
- de manieren
- Diminutive
- het maniertje
Why de?
- No reliable spelling rule decides this one, so de manier is learned together with the word.
- Every plural takes de, so it is de manieren whatever the singular takes.
- Every diminutive takes het: het maniertje.
The rules for de and het, with the exceptions
Check the article of another noun
What de changes
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| this, these | deze manier | deze manieren |
| that, those | die manier | die manieren |
| which (the … that) | de manier die … | de manieren die … |
| our | onze manier | onze manieren |
Meaning in English
- way, manner
- manner, good behavior
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