De or het tekenfilm?
de tekenfilm
an animated cartoon, especially a full-length cartoon film
/ˈteː.kənˌfɪlm/
Article and plural
- Singular
- de tekenfilm
- Plural (meervoud)
- de tekenfilms
- Diminutive
- het tekenfilmpje
Why de?
- No reliable spelling rule decides this one, so de tekenfilm is learned together with the word.
- Every plural takes de, so it is de tekenfilms whatever the singular takes.
- Every diminutive takes het: het tekenfilmpje.
The rules for de and het, with the exceptions
Check the article of another noun
What de changes
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| this, these | deze tekenfilm | deze tekenfilms |
| that, those | die tekenfilm | die tekenfilms |
| which (the … that) | de tekenfilm die … | de tekenfilms die … |
| our | onze tekenfilm | onze tekenfilms |
Meaning in English
- an animated cartoon, especially a full-length cartoon film
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