De or het riem?
de riem
belt, strap, thong, collar
/rim/
Article and plural
- Singular
- de riem
- Plural (meervoud)
- de riemen
- Diminutive
- het riempje
Why de?
- No reliable spelling rule decides this one, so de riem is learned together with the word.
- Every plural takes de, so it is de riemen whatever the singular takes.
- Every diminutive takes het: het riempje.
The rules for de and het, with the exceptions
Check the article of another noun
What de changes
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| this, these | deze riem | deze riemen |
| that, those | die riem | die riemen |
| which (the … that) | de riem die … | de riemen die … |
| our | onze riem | onze riemen |
Meaning in English
- belt, strap, thong, collar
- seat belt
- ream (paper measure)
- oar, paddle
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