De or het parasiet?
de parasiet
parasite (parasitic organism)
/ˌpaː.raːˈsit/
Article and plural
- Singular
- de parasiet
- Plural (meervoud)
- de parasieten
- Diminutive
- het parasietje
Why de?
- No reliable spelling rule decides this one, so de parasiet is learned together with the word.
- Every plural takes de, so it is de parasieten whatever the singular takes.
- Every diminutive takes het: het parasietje.
The rules for de and het, with the exceptions
Check the article of another noun
What de changes
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| this, these | deze parasiet | deze parasieten |
| that, those | die parasiet | die parasieten |
| which (the … that) | de parasiet die … | de parasieten die … |
| our | onze parasiet | onze parasieten |
Meaning in English
- parasite (parasitic organism)
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