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