De or het rok?
de rok
skirt (clothing)
/rɔk/
Article and plural
- Singular
- de rok
- Plural (meervoud)
- de rokken
- Diminutive
- het rokje
Why de?
- No reliable spelling rule decides this one, so de rok is learned together with the word.
- Every plural takes de, so it is de rokken whatever the singular takes.
- Every diminutive takes het: het rokje.
The rules for de and het, with the exceptions
Check the article of another noun
What de changes
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| this, these | deze rok | deze rokken |
| that, those | die rok | die rokken |
| which (the … that) | de rok die … | de rokken die … |
| our | onze rok | onze rokken |
Meaning in English
- skirt (clothing)
- full dress, white tie (formal clothing)
- layer on a bulb such as an onion
- surcoat
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