De or het reserve?
de reserve
reserve, emergency supply (that which is reserved, or kept back
/rəˈzɛr.və/
Article and plural
- Singular
- de reserve
- Plural (meervoud)
- de reserves
- Diminutive
- het reservetje
Why de?
- No reliable spelling rule decides this one, so de reserve is learned together with the word.
- Every plural takes de, so it is de reserves whatever the singular takes.
- Every diminutive takes het: het reservetje.
The rules for de and het, with the exceptions
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What de changes
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| this, these | deze reserve | deze reserves |
| that, those | die reserve | die reserves |
| which (the … that) | de reserve die … | de reserves die … |
| our | onze reserve | onze reserves |
Meaning in English
- reserve, emergency supply (that which is reserved, or kept back, as for future use)
- military reserves
- reservation, restraint
- forced estate, legitime
- alternate, substitute, reserve
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