De or het storm?
de storm
storm; a wind scale for very strong wind, stronger than a gale
/stɔrm/
Article and plural
- Singular
- de storm
- Plural (meervoud)
- de stormen
- Diminutive
- het stormpje
Why de?
- No reliable spelling rule decides this one, so de storm is learned together with the word.
- Every plural takes de, so it is de stormen whatever the singular takes.
- Every diminutive takes het: het stormpje.
The rules for de and het, with the exceptions
Check the article of another noun
What de changes
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| this, these | deze storm | deze stormen |
| that, those | die storm | die stormen |
| which (the … that) | de storm die … | de stormen die … |
| our | onze storm | onze stormen |
Meaning in English
- storm; a wind scale for very strong wind, stronger than a gale, less than a hurricane
- assault, storming
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