De or het perzik?
de perzik
a peach, a fruit of the peach tree
/ˈpɛr.zɪk/
Article and plural
- Singular
- de perzik
- Plural (meervoud)
- de perziken
- Diminutive
- het perzikje
Why de?
- No reliable spelling rule decides this one, so de perzik is learned together with the word.
- Every plural takes de, so it is de perziken whatever the singular takes.
- Every diminutive takes het: het perzikje.
The rules for de and het, with the exceptions
Check the article of another noun
What de changes
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| this, these | deze perzik | deze perziken |
| that, those | die perzik | die perziken |
| which (the … that) | de perzik die … | de perziken die … |
| our | onze perzik | onze perziken |
Meaning in English
- a peach, a fruit of the peach tree, in particular one with a fuzzy skin
- a peach tree (Prunus persica)
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