De or het meter?
de meter
meter, meter (unit of distance)
/ˈmeːtər/
Article and plural
- Singular
- de meter
- Plural (meervoud)
- de meters
- Diminutive
- het metertje
Why de?
- No reliable spelling rule decides this one, so de meter is learned together with the word.
- Every plural takes de, so it is de meters whatever the singular takes.
- Every diminutive takes het: het metertje.
The rules for de and het, with the exceptions
Check the article of another noun
What de changes
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| this, these | deze meter | deze meters |
| that, those | die meter | die meters |
| which (the … that) | de meter die … | de meters die … |
| our | onze meter | onze meters |
Meaning in English
- meter, meter (unit of distance)
- godmother
- meter (device that measures things or indicates a physical quantity)
- measurer (person who measures something)
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