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