De or het poort?
de poort
gate
/poːrt/
Article and plural
- Singular
- de poort
- Plural (meervoud)
- de poorten
- Diminutive
- het poortje
Why de?
- No reliable spelling rule decides this one, so de poort is learned together with the word.
- Every plural takes de, so it is de poorten whatever the singular takes.
- Every diminutive takes het: het poortje.
The rules for de and het, with the exceptions
Check the article of another noun
What de changes
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| this, these | deze poort | deze poorten |
| that, those | die poort | die poorten |
| which (the … that) | de poort die … | de poorten die … |
| our | onze poort | onze poorten |
Meaning in English
- gate
- nutmeg (passing a ball between opponent's legs)
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