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