De or het ruzie?
de ruzie
quarrel, row, conflict, dispute
/ˈry.zi/
Article and plural
- Singular
- de ruzie
- Plural (meervoud)
- de ruzies
- Diminutive
- het ruzietje
Why de?
- No reliable spelling rule decides this one, so de ruzie is learned together with the word.
- Every plural takes de, so it is de ruzies whatever the singular takes.
- Every diminutive takes het: het ruzietje.
The rules for de and het, with the exceptions
Check the article of another noun
What de changes
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| this, these | deze ruzie | deze ruzies |
| that, those | die ruzie | die ruzies |
| which (the … that) | de ruzie die … | de ruzies die … |
| our | onze ruzie | onze ruzies |
Meaning in English
- quarrel, row, conflict, dispute
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