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