De or het steekwond?
de steekwond
a stab wound, injury inflicted by stabbing
/ˈsteːk.ʋɔnt/
Article and plural
- Singular
- de steekwond
- Plural (meervoud)
- de steekwonden
- Diminutive
- het steekwondje
Why de?
- No reliable spelling rule decides this one, so de steekwond is learned together with the word.
- Every plural takes de, so it is de steekwonden whatever the singular takes.
- Every diminutive takes het: het steekwondje.
The rules for de and het, with the exceptions
Check the article of another noun
What de changes
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| this, these | deze steekwond | deze steekwonden |
| that, those | die steekwond | die steekwonden |
| which (the … that) | de steekwond die … | de steekwonden die … |
| our | onze steekwond | onze steekwonden |
Meaning in English
- a stab wound, injury inflicted by stabbing
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