De or het term?
de term
term; a word or phrase
/tɛrm/
Article and plural
- Singular
- de term
- Plural (meervoud)
- de termen
- Diminutive
- het termpje
Why de?
- No reliable spelling rule decides this one, so de term is learned together with the word.
- Every plural takes de, so it is de termen whatever the singular takes.
- Every diminutive takes het: het termpje.
The rules for de and het, with the exceptions
Check the article of another noun
What de changes
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| this, these | deze term | deze termen |
| that, those | die term | die termen |
| which (the … that) | de term die … | de termen die … |
| our | onze term | onze termen |
Meaning in English
- term; a word or phrase, especially one from a specialised area of knowledge
- term; one of the addends in a sum
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