De or het stier?
de stier
a bull; a male of certain mammals, in particular bovines
/stiːr/
Article and plural
- Singular
- de stier
- Plural (meervoud)
- de stieren
- Diminutive
- het stiertje
Why de?
- No reliable spelling rule decides this one, so de stier is learned together with the word.
- Every plural takes de, so it is de stieren whatever the singular takes.
- Every diminutive takes het: het stiertje.
The rules for de and het, with the exceptions
Check the article of another noun
What de changes
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| this, these | deze stier | deze stieren |
| that, those | die stier | die stieren |
| which (the … that) | de stier die … | de stieren die … |
| our | onze stier | onze stieren |
Meaning in English
- a bull; a male of certain mammals, in particular bovines
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