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