De or het portemonnee?
de portemonnee
wallet
/ˌpɔr.tə.mɔˈneː/
Forms
- Singular
- de portemonnee
- Plural
- de portemonnees
- Diminutive
- het portemonneetje
Why de?
- No reliable spelling rule decides this one, so de portemonnee is learned together with the word.
- Every plural takes de, so it is de portemonnees whatever the singular takes.
- Every diminutive takes het: het portemonneetje.
The rules for de and het, with the exceptions
Meaning in English
- wallet
- purse, coin purse
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