De or het roos?
de roos
rose, ornamental plant of the genus Rosa
/roːs/
Article and plural
- Singular
- de roos
- Plural (meervoud)
- de rozen
- Diminutive
- het roosje
Why de?
- No reliable spelling rule decides this one, so de roos is learned together with the word.
- Every plural takes de, so it is de rozen whatever the singular takes.
- Every diminutive takes het: het roosje.
The rules for de and het, with the exceptions
Check the article of another noun
What de changes
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| this, these | deze roos | deze rozen |
| that, those | die roos | die rozen |
| which (the … that) | de roos die … | de rozen die … |
| our | onze roos | onze rozen |
Meaning in English
- rose, ornamental plant of the genus Rosa
- rose, used as a heraldic charge
- bullseye, the center of a target, as used at shooting practice
- dandruff
- rash, a (reddish) affliction of the skin
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