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