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