De or het reden?
de reden
reason, ground
/ˈreːdə(n)/
As a noun: Article and plural
- Singular
- de reden
- Plural (meervoud)
- de redenen, de redens
- Diminutive
- het redentje
Why de?
- No reliable spelling rule decides this one, so de reden is learned together with the word.
- Every plural takes de, so it is de redenen whatever the singular takes.
- Every diminutive takes het: het redentje.
The rules for de and het, with the exceptions
Check the article of another noun
What de changes
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| this, these | deze reden | deze redenen |
| that, those | die reden | die redenen |
| which (the … that) | de reden die … | de redenen die … |
| our | onze reden | onze redenen |
As a noun: Meaning in English
- reason, ground
- proportion
As a verb: Conjugation of reden
| Person | Present | Past | Perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| ik | reed | reedde | heb gereed |
| jij, u | reedt | reedde | hebt gereed |
| hij, zij, het | reedt | reedde | heeft gereed |
| wij, jullie, zij | reden | reedden | hebben gereed |
- Past participle: gereed, with hebben.
As a verb: Meaning in English
- to equip (a ship)
- to equip, fit, supply with (something with a supplemental tool)
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