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