De or het pas?
de pas
pass, passport (travel document)
/pɑs/
Article and plural
- Singular
- de pas
- Plural (meervoud)
- de passen
- Diminutive
- het pasje
Why de?
- No reliable spelling rule decides this one, so de pas is learned together with the word.
- Every plural takes de, so it is de passen whatever the singular takes.
- Every diminutive takes het: het pasje.
The rules for de and het, with the exceptions
Check the article of another noun
What de changes
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| this, these | deze pas | deze passen |
| that, those | die pas | die passen |
| which (the … that) | de pas die … | de passen die … |
| our | onze pas | onze passen |
Meaning in English
- pass, passport (travel document)
- pace, step; also as a measure of distance
- mountain pass
- fit of an object, notably depending on forms and/or dimensions
- identification document
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