De or het theorie?
de theorie
theory
/teː.oːˈri/
Article and plural
- Singular
- de theorie
- Plural (meervoud)
- de theorieën
- Diminutive
- het theorietje
Why de?
- No reliable spelling rule decides this one, so de theorie is learned together with the word.
- Every plural takes de, so it is de theorieën whatever the singular takes.
- Every diminutive takes het: het theorietje.
The rules for de and het, with the exceptions
Check the article of another noun
What de changes
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| this, these | deze theorie | deze theorieën |
| that, those | die theorie | die theorieën |
| which (the … that) | de theorie die … | de theorieën die … |
| our | onze theorie | onze theorieën |
Meaning in English
- theory
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