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