De or het wagen?
de wagen
a wagon, carriage
/ˈʋaːɣə(n)/
As a noun: Article and plural
- Singular
- de wagen
- Plural (meervoud)
- de wagens
- Diminutive
- het wagentje
Why de?
- No reliable spelling rule decides this one, so de wagen is learned together with the word.
- Every plural takes de, so it is de wagens whatever the singular takes.
- Every diminutive takes het: het wagentje.
The rules for de and het, with the exceptions
Check the article of another noun
What de changes
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| this, these | deze wagen | deze wagens |
| that, those | die wagen | die wagens |
| which (the … that) | de wagen die … | de wagens die … |
| our | onze wagen | onze wagens |
As a noun: Meaning in English
- a wagon, carriage
- a cart
- an automobile, car, van
- a sled, moving platform on wheels or rails a heavy machine etc. is mounted on
- a load filling one of the above vehicles
As a verb: Conjugation of wagen
| Person | Present | Past | Perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| ik | waag | waagde | heb gewaagd |
| jij, u | waagt | waagde | hebt gewaagd |
| hij, zij, het | waagt | waagde | heeft gewaagd |
| wij, jullie, zij | wagen | waagden | hebben gewaagd |
- Past participle: gewaagd, with hebben.
As a verb: Meaning in English
- to venture, take risks
- to dare, presume
- to risk, to jeopardize
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