De or het onderbroek?
de onderbroek
a pair of undershorts, underpants or pants
/ˈɔn.dərˌbruk/
Article and plural
- Singular
- de onderbroek
- Plural (meervoud)
- de onderbroeken
- Diminutive
- het onderbroekje
Why de?
- No reliable spelling rule decides this one, so de onderbroek is learned together with the word.
- Every plural takes de, so it is de onderbroeken whatever the singular takes.
- Every diminutive takes het: het onderbroekje.
The rules for de and het, with the exceptions
Check the article of another noun
What de changes
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| this, these | deze onderbroek | deze onderbroeken |
| that, those | die onderbroek | die onderbroeken |
| which (the … that) | de onderbroek die … | de onderbroeken die … |
| our | onze onderbroek | onze onderbroeken |
Meaning in English
- a pair of undershorts, underpants or pants (underwear for any sex or gender), short or long johns which can be worn under trousers and directly on the skin of lower limbs and private parts
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