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De or het thee?

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de thee

tea

/teː/

Forms

Singular
de thee
Plural
de theeën
Diminutive
het theetje

Why de?

  • No reliable spelling rule decides this one, so de thee is learned together with the word.
  • Every plural takes de, so it is de theeën whatever the singular takes.
  • Every diminutive takes het: het theetje.

The rules for de and het, with the exceptions

Meaning in English

  1. tea
  2. tea-time, tea break, meeting in which tea is served
  3. half-time

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