De or het sirene?
de sirene
a siren, a noisy warning device
/ˌsiˈreː.nə/
Article and plural
- Singular
- de sirene
- Plural (meervoud)
- de sirenen, de sirenes
- Diminutive
- het sirenetje
Why de?
- No reliable spelling rule decides this one, so de sirene is learned together with the word.
- Every plural takes de, so it is de sirenen whatever the singular takes.
- Every diminutive takes het: het sirenetje.
The rules for de and het, with the exceptions
Check the article of another noun
What de changes
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| this, these | deze sirene | deze sirenen |
| that, those | die sirene | die sirenen |
| which (the … that) | de sirene die … | de sirenen die … |
| our | onze sirene | onze sirenen |
Meaning in English
- a siren, a noisy warning device
- a siren, a dangerous nymph of Greek mythology, luring passers-by using an irresistible song
- a seductive but dangerous female
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