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