De or het vlinder?
de vlinder
butterfly, or generally any insect belonging to the order Lepidoptera
/ˈvlɪn.dər/
Article and plural
- Singular
- de vlinder
- Plural (meervoud)
- de vlinders
- Diminutive
- het vlindertje
Why de?
- No reliable spelling rule decides this one, so de vlinder is learned together with the word.
- Every plural takes de, so it is de vlinders whatever the singular takes.
- Every diminutive takes het: het vlindertje.
The rules for de and het, with the exceptions
Check the article of another noun
What de changes
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| this, these | deze vlinder | deze vlinders |
| that, those | die vlinder | die vlinders |
| which (the … that) | de vlinder die … | de vlinders die … |
| our | onze vlinder | onze vlinders |
Meaning in English
- butterfly, or generally any insect belonging to the order Lepidoptera
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