De or het universiteit?
de universiteit
university, (university) college (especially in the United States)
/y.ni.vɛr.ziˈtɛi̯t/
Article and plural
- Singular
- de universiteit
- Plural (meervoud)
- de universiteiten
- Diminutive
- het universiteitje
Why de?
- Nouns ending in -heid, -teit, -tie, -sie, -nis, -ij and -schap usually take de.
- Every plural takes de, so it is de universiteiten whatever the singular takes.
- Every diminutive takes het: het universiteitje.
The rules for de and het, with the exceptions
Check the article of another noun
What de changes
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| this, these | deze universiteit | deze universiteiten |
| that, those | die universiteit | die universiteiten |
| which (the … that) | de universiteit die … | de universiteiten die … |
| our | onze universiteit | onze universiteiten |
Meaning in English
- university, (university) college (especially in the United States)
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