De or het vinger?
de vinger
finger
/ˈvɪŋər/
Forms
- Singular
- de vinger
- Plural
- de vingers
- Diminutive
- het vingertje
Why de?
- No reliable spelling rule decides this one, so de vinger is learned together with the word.
- Every plural takes de, so it is de vingers whatever the singular takes.
- Every diminutive takes het: het vingertje.
The rules for de and het, with the exceptions
Meaning in English
- finger
Remember vinger with Spreek
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