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