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