De or het plaat?
de plaat
board, sheet, plate
/plaːt/
Article and plural
- Singular
- de plaat
- Plural (meervoud)
- de platen
- Diminutive
- het plaatje
Why de?
- No reliable spelling rule decides this one, so de plaat is learned together with the word.
- Every plural takes de, so it is de platen whatever the singular takes.
- Every diminutive takes het: het plaatje.
The rules for de and het, with the exceptions
Check the article of another noun
What de changes
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| this, these | deze plaat | deze platen |
| that, those | die plaat | die platen |
| which (the … that) | de plaat die … | de platen die … |
| our | onze plaat | onze platen |
Meaning in English
- board, sheet, plate
- record (e.g. an LP)
- roti (unleavened flatbread)
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