De or het taart?
de taart
a pie, large cake, or cobbler
/taːrt/
Article and plural
- Singular
- de taart
- Plural (meervoud)
- de taarten
- Diminutive
- het taartje
Why de?
- No reliable spelling rule decides this one, so de taart is learned together with the word.
- Every plural takes de, so it is de taarten whatever the singular takes.
- Every diminutive takes het: het taartje.
The rules for de and het, with the exceptions
Check the article of another noun
What de changes
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| this, these | deze taart | deze taarten |
| that, those | die taart | die taarten |
| which (the … that) | de taart die … | de taarten die … |
| our | onze taart | onze taarten |
Meaning in English
- a pie, large cake, or cobbler
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