De or het veldslag?
de veldslag
a battle on open land (therefore excluding sieges)
/ˈvɛlt.slɑx/
Article and plural
- Singular
- de veldslag
- Plural (meervoud)
- de veldslagen
- Diminutive
- het veldslagje
Why de?
- No reliable spelling rule decides this one, so de veldslag is learned together with the word.
- Every plural takes de, so it is de veldslagen whatever the singular takes.
- Every diminutive takes het: het veldslagje.
The rules for de and het, with the exceptions
Check the article of another noun
What de changes
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| this, these | deze veldslag | deze veldslagen |
| that, those | die veldslag | die veldslagen |
| which (the … that) | de veldslag die … | de veldslagen die … |
| our | onze veldslag | onze veldslagen |
Meaning in English
- a battle on open land (therefore excluding sieges)
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