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