De or het vogel?
de vogel
bird, any member of the class Aves
/ˈvoːɣəl/
Article and plural
- Singular
- de vogel
- Plural (meervoud)
- de vogels
- Diminutive
- het vogeltje
Why de?
- No reliable spelling rule decides this one, so de vogel is learned together with the word.
- Every plural takes de, so it is de vogels whatever the singular takes.
- Every diminutive takes het: het vogeltje.
The rules for de and het, with the exceptions
Check the article of another noun
What de changes
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| this, these | deze vogel | deze vogels |
| that, those | die vogel | die vogels |
| which (the … that) | de vogel die … | de vogels die … |
| our | onze vogel | onze vogels |
Meaning in English
- bird, any member of the class Aves
- a feathered target in archery or shooting
- a dude, a cat (slang term for a man)
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