De or het tante?
de tante
aunt (sister or sister-in-law of a parent)
/ˈtɑn.tə/
Article and plural
- Singular
- de tante
- Plural (meervoud)
- de tantes
- Diminutive
- het tantetje
Why de?
- No reliable spelling rule decides this one, so de tante is learned together with the word.
- Every plural takes de, so it is de tantes whatever the singular takes.
- Every diminutive takes het: het tantetje.
The rules for de and het, with the exceptions
Check the article of another noun
What de changes
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| this, these | deze tante | deze tantes |
| that, those | die tante | die tantes |
| which (the … that) | de tante die … | de tantes die … |
| our | onze tante | onze tantes |
Meaning in English
- aunt (sister or sister-in-law of a parent)
- a woman, especially an older or assertive one
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