De or het vuilnisbak?
de vuilnisbak
rubbish bin, trashcan, dustbin
/ˈvœy̯l.nɪsˌbɑk/
Article and plural
- Singular
- de vuilnisbak
- Plural (meervoud)
- de vuilnisbakken
- Diminutive
- het vuilnisbakje
Why de?
- No reliable spelling rule decides this one, so de vuilnisbak is learned together with the word.
- Every plural takes de, so it is de vuilnisbakken whatever the singular takes.
- Every diminutive takes het: het vuilnisbakje.
The rules for de and het, with the exceptions
Check the article of another noun
What de changes
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| this, these | deze vuilnisbak | deze vuilnisbakken |
| that, those | die vuilnisbak | die vuilnisbakken |
| which (the … that) | de vuilnisbak die … | de vuilnisbakken die … |
| our | onze vuilnisbak | onze vuilnisbakken |
Meaning in English
- rubbish bin, trashcan, dustbin
- a mongrel dog
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