De or het supermarkt?
de supermarkt
supermarket
/ˈsy.pərˌmɑrkt/
Forms
- Singular
- de supermarkt
- Plural
- de supermarkten
- Diminutive
- het supermarktje
Why de?
- No reliable spelling rule decides this one, so de supermarkt is learned together with the word.
- Every plural takes de, so it is de supermarkten whatever the singular takes.
- Every diminutive takes het: het supermarktje.
The rules for de and het, with the exceptions
Meaning in English
- supermarket
Remember supermarkt with Spreek
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