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De or het reis?

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de reis

travel

/rɛi̯s/

Forms

Singular
de reis
Plural
de reizen
Diminutive
het reisje

Why de?

  • No reliable spelling rule decides this one, so de reis is learned together with the word.
  • Every plural takes de, so it is de reizen whatever the singular takes.
  • Every diminutive takes het: het reisje.

The rules for de and het, with the exceptions

Meaning in English

  1. travel
  2. trip, tour

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