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