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