De or het set?
de set
a set (collection of objects belonging together)
/sɛt/
Article and plural
- Singular
- de set
- Plural (meervoud)
- de sets
- Diminutive
- het setje
Why de?
- No reliable spelling rule decides this one, so de set is learned together with the word.
- Every plural takes de, so it is de sets whatever the singular takes.
- Every diminutive takes het: het setje.
The rules for de and het, with the exceptions
Check the article of another noun
What de changes
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| this, these | deze set | deze sets |
| that, those | die set | die sets |
| which (the … that) | de set die … | de sets die … |
| our | onze set | onze sets |
Meaning in English
- a set (collection of objects belonging together)
- a set (installation consisting of multiple appliances)
- a set (tennis match)
- a film set (filming location)
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