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