De or het meid?
de meid
girl, lass
/mɛi̯t/
Article and plural
- Singular
- de meid
- Plural (meervoud)
- de meiden
- Diminutive
- het meisje
Why de?
- No reliable spelling rule decides this one, so de meid is learned together with the word.
- Every plural takes de, so it is de meiden whatever the singular takes.
- Every diminutive takes het: het meisje.
The rules for de and het, with the exceptions
Check the article of another noun
What de changes
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| this, these | deze meid | deze meiden |
| that, those | die meid | die meiden |
| which (the … that) | de meid die … | de meiden die … |
| our | onze meid | onze meiden |
Meaning in English
- girl, lass
- maid
- Commonly used as an address for female pets, especially female dogs.
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