De or het opdracht?
de opdracht
task, assignment, an action that one is required to do
/ˈɔp.drɑxt/
Article and plural
- Singular
- de opdracht
- Plural (meervoud)
- de opdrachten
- Diminutive
- het opdrachtje
Why de?
- No reliable spelling rule decides this one, so de opdracht is learned together with the word.
- Every plural takes de, so it is de opdrachten whatever the singular takes.
- Every diminutive takes het: het opdrachtje.
The rules for de and het, with the exceptions
Check the article of another noun
What de changes
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| this, these | deze opdracht | deze opdrachten |
| that, those | die opdracht | die opdrachten |
| which (the … that) | de opdracht die … | de opdrachten die … |
| our | onze opdracht | onze opdrachten |
Meaning in English
- task, assignment, an action that one is required to do
- commission, something that has been commissioned
- order, request
- dedication (handwritten, by author)
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