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