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