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