De or het tent?
de tent
tent (for camping, special occasions, etc.)
/tɛnt/
Article and plural
- Singular
- de tent
- Plural (meervoud)
- de tenten
- Diminutive
- het tentje
Why de?
- No reliable spelling rule decides this one, so de tent is learned together with the word.
- Every plural takes de, so it is de tenten whatever the singular takes.
- Every diminutive takes het: het tentje.
The rules for de and het, with the exceptions
Check the article of another noun
What de changes
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| this, these | deze tent | deze tenten |
| that, those | die tent | die tenten |
| which (the … that) | de tent die … | de tenten die … |
| our | onze tent | onze tenten |
Meaning in English
- tent (for camping, special occasions, etc.)
- pavillion
- a building, especially one used for commercial purposes; a joint
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