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