De or het pip?
de pip
of humans, a disease (particularly the common cold or the flu)
/pɪp/
Article and plural
- Singular
- de pip
Why de?
- No reliable spelling rule decides this one, so de pip is learned together with the word.
The rules for de and het, with the exceptions
Check the article of another noun
What de changes
| Singular | |
|---|---|
| this, these | deze pip |
| that, those | die pip |
| which (the … that) | de pip die … |
| our | onze pip |
Meaning in English
- of humans, a disease (particularly the common cold or the flu), malaise or depression
- Pip (any of various respiratory diseases in birds, especially infectious coryza)
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