De or het steven?
de steven
one of the two ends of a ship's hull; the bow or the stern
/ˈsteːvə(n)/
Article and plural
- Singular
- de steven
- Plural (meervoud)
- de stevens
- Diminutive
- het steventje
Why de?
- No reliable spelling rule decides this one, so de steven is learned together with the word.
- Every plural takes de, so it is de stevens whatever the singular takes.
- Every diminutive takes het: het steventje.
The rules for de and het, with the exceptions
Check the article of another noun
What de changes
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| this, these | deze steven | deze stevens |
| that, those | die steven | die stevens |
| which (the … that) | de steven die … | de stevens die … |
| our | onze steven | onze stevens |
Meaning in English
- one of the two ends of a ship's hull; the bow or the stern
- a bow of a ship
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