De or het oever?
de oever
bank (as in riverbank), shore (e.g. of a lake)
/ˈuvər/
Article and plural
- Singular
- de oever
- Plural (meervoud)
- de oevers
- Diminutive
- het oevertje
Why de?
- No reliable spelling rule decides this one, so de oever is learned together with the word.
- Every plural takes de, so it is de oevers whatever the singular takes.
- Every diminutive takes het: het oevertje.
The rules for de and het, with the exceptions
Check the article of another noun
What de changes
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| this, these | deze oever | deze oevers |
| that, those | die oever | die oevers |
| which (the … that) | de oever die … | de oevers die … |
| our | onze oever | onze oevers |
Meaning in English
- bank (as in riverbank), shore (e.g. of a lake)
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