De or het vingerafdruk?
de vingerafdruk
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/ˈvɪ.ŋər.ɑfˌdrʏk/
Article and plural
- Singular
- de vingerafdruk
- Plural (meervoud)
- de vingerafdrukken
- Diminutive
- het vingerafdrukje
Why de?
- No reliable spelling rule decides this one, so de vingerafdruk is learned together with the word.
- Every plural takes de, so it is de vingerafdrukken whatever the singular takes.
- Every diminutive takes het: het vingerafdrukje.
The rules for de and het, with the exceptions
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What de changes
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| this, these | deze vingerafdruk | deze vingerafdrukken |
| that, those | die vingerafdruk | die vingerafdrukken |
| which (the … that) | de vingerafdruk die … | de vingerafdrukken die … |
| our | onze vingerafdruk | onze vingerafdrukken |
Meaning in English
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