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De or het oma?

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de oma

grandma, granny, nan

/ˈoː.maː/

Forms

Singular
de oma
Plural
de oma's
Diminutive
het omaatje

Why de?

  • No reliable spelling rule decides this one, so de oma is learned together with the word.
  • Every plural takes de, so it is de oma's whatever the singular takes.
  • Every diminutive takes het: het omaatje.

The rules for de and het, with the exceptions

Meaning in English

  1. grandma, granny, nan
  2. any old woman

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