De or het plicht?
de plicht
duty, obligation
/plɪxt/
Article and plural
- Singular
- de plicht
- Plural (meervoud)
- de plichten
- Diminutive
- het plichtje
Why de?
- No reliable spelling rule decides this one, so de plicht is learned together with the word.
- Every plural takes de, so it is de plichten whatever the singular takes.
- Every diminutive takes het: het plichtje.
The rules for de and het, with the exceptions
Check the article of another noun
What de changes
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| this, these | deze plicht | deze plichten |
| that, those | die plicht | die plichten |
| which (the … that) | de plicht die … | de plichten die … |
| our | onze plicht | onze plichten |
Meaning in English
- duty, obligation
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