De or het toren?
de toren
a tower
/ˈtoː.rə(n)/
Article and plural
- Singular
- de toren
- Plural (meervoud)
- de torens
- Diminutive
- het torentje
Why de?
- No reliable spelling rule decides this one, so de toren is learned together with the word.
- Every plural takes de, so it is de torens whatever the singular takes.
- Every diminutive takes het: het torentje.
The rules for de and het, with the exceptions
Check the article of another noun
What de changes
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| this, these | deze toren | deze torens |
| that, those | die toren | die torens |
| which (the … that) | de toren die … | de torens die … |
| our | onze toren | onze torens |
Meaning in English
- a tower
- a rook
- the fin or sail of a submarine
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