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