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