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De or het trein?

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de trein

train (railway vehicle)

/trɛi̯n/

Forms

Singular
de trein
Plural
de treinen
Diminutive
het treintje

Why de?

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

The rules for de and het, with the exceptions

Meaning in English

  1. train (railway vehicle)
  2. train, convoy, retinue, procession

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