De or het pinguïn?
de pinguïn
penguin (a flightless seabird of the order Sphenisciformes)
/ˈpɪŋ.(ɡ)ʋɪn/
Article and plural
- Singular
- de pinguïn
- Plural (meervoud)
- de pinguïns
- Diminutive
- het pinguïntje
Why de?
- No reliable spelling rule decides this one, so de pinguïn is learned together with the word.
- Every plural takes de, so it is de pinguïns whatever the singular takes.
- Every diminutive takes het: het pinguïntje.
The rules for de and het, with the exceptions
Check the article of another noun
What de changes
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| this, these | deze pinguïn | deze pinguïns |
| that, those | die pinguïn | die pinguïns |
| which (the … that) | de pinguïn die … | de pinguïns die … |
| our | onze pinguïn | onze pinguïns |
Meaning in English
- penguin (a flightless seabird of the order Sphenisciformes)
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