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