De or het schildpad?
de schildpad
tortoise, turtle; reptile of the order Testudines
/ˈsxɪl(t).pɑt/
Article and plural
- Singular
- de schildpad
- Plural (meervoud)
- de schildpadden
- Diminutive
- het schildpadje
Why de?
- No reliable spelling rule decides this one, so de schildpad is learned together with the word.
- Every plural takes de, so it is de schildpadden whatever the singular takes.
- Every diminutive takes het: het schildpadje.
The rules for de and het, with the exceptions
Check the article of another noun
What de changes
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| this, these | deze schildpad | deze schildpadden |
| that, those | die schildpad | die schildpadden |
| which (the … that) | de schildpad die … | de schildpadden die … |
| our | onze schildpad | onze schildpadden |
Meaning in English
- tortoise, turtle; reptile of the order Testudines
- tortoise, cat, testudo (wheeled gallery offering protection to approaching besiegers; siege weapon)
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