De or het scène?
de scène
scene, stage
/ˈsɛːnə/
Article and plural
- Singular
- de scène
- Plural (meervoud)
- de scènes
- Diminutive
- het scènetje
Why de?
- No reliable spelling rule decides this one, so de scène is learned together with the word.
- Every plural takes de, so it is de scènes whatever the singular takes.
- Every diminutive takes het: het scènetje.
The rules for de and het, with the exceptions
Check the article of another noun
What de changes
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| this, these | deze scène | deze scènes |
| that, those | die scène | die scènes |
| which (the … that) | de scène die … | de scènes die … |
| our | onze scène | onze scènes |
Meaning in English
- scene, stage
- fuss, scene (exhibition of passionate or strong feeling before others, creating embarrassment or disruption)
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