De or het ring?
de ring
ring, hollow circular object
/rɪŋ/
Article and plural
- Singular
- de ring
- Plural (meervoud)
- de ringen
- Diminutive
- het ringetje
Why de?
- No reliable spelling rule decides this one, so de ring is learned together with the word.
- Every plural takes de, so it is de ringen whatever the singular takes.
- Every diminutive takes het: het ringetje.
The rules for de and het, with the exceptions
Check the article of another noun
What de changes
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| this, these | deze ring | deze ringen |
| that, those | die ring | die ringen |
| which (the … that) | de ring die … | de ringen die … |
| our | onze ring | onze ringen |
Meaning in English
- ring, hollow circular object
- ring
- beltway, ring road
- stake (territorial division)
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