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