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