De or het pannenkoek?
de pannenkoek
pancake; pannekoek; flapjack
/ˈpɑnə(n)ˌkuk/
Article and plural
- Singular
- de pannenkoek
- Plural (meervoud)
- de pannenkoeken
- Diminutive
- het pannenkoekje
Why de?
- No reliable spelling rule decides this one, so de pannenkoek is learned together with the word.
- Every plural takes de, so it is de pannenkoeken whatever the singular takes.
- Every diminutive takes het: het pannenkoekje.
The rules for de and het, with the exceptions
Check the article of another noun
What de changes
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| this, these | deze pannenkoek | deze pannenkoeken |
| that, those | die pannenkoek | die pannenkoeken |
| which (the … that) | de pannenkoek die … | de pannenkoeken die … |
| our | onze pannenkoek | onze pannenkoeken |
Meaning in English
- pancake; pannekoek; flapjack
- roti flatbread
- bungler, oaf
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