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