De or het spion?
de spion
spy, person who secretly gathers information
/spiˈɔn/
Article and plural
- Singular
- de spion
- Plural (meervoud)
- de spionnen
- Diminutive
- het spionnetje
Why de?
- No reliable spelling rule decides this one, so de spion is learned together with the word.
- Every plural takes de, so it is de spionnen whatever the singular takes.
- Every diminutive takes het: het spionnetje.
The rules for de and het, with the exceptions
Check the article of another noun
What de changes
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| this, these | deze spion | deze spionnen |
| that, those | die spion | die spionnen |
| which (the … that) | de spion die … | de spionnen die … |
| our | onze spion | onze spionnen |
Meaning in English
- spy, person who secretly gathers information
- a dog breed for the partridge hunt
- peephole
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