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