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