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