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