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