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De or het pincode?

de pincode

personal identification number

/ˈpɪnˌkoː.də/

Forms

Singular
de pincode
Plural
de pincodes
Diminutive
het pincodetje

Why de?

  • No reliable spelling rule decides this one, so de pincode is learned together with the word.
  • Every plural takes de, so it is de pincodes whatever the singular takes.
  • Every diminutive takes het: het pincodetje.

The rules for de and het, with the exceptions

Meaning in English

  1. personal identification number

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