De or het rus?
de rus
police detective
/rʏs/
Article and plural
- Singular
- de rus
- Plural (meervoud)
- de russen
- Diminutive
- het rusje
Why de?
- No reliable spelling rule decides this one, so de rus is learned together with the word.
- Every plural takes de, so it is de russen whatever the singular takes.
- Every diminutive takes het: het rusje.
The rules for de and het, with the exceptions
Check the article of another noun
What de changes
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| this, these | deze rus | deze russen |
| that, those | die rus | die russen |
| which (the … that) | de rus die … | de russen die … |
| our | onze rus | onze russen |
Meaning in English
- police detective
- a sod, turf of soil, grass, reed or other vegetation
- rush (Juncus, Luzula)
- sea thrift (Armeria maritima)
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