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