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