De or het winst?
de winst
profit
/ʋɪnst/
Article and plural
- Singular
- de winst
- Plural (meervoud)
- de winsten
- Diminutive
- het winstje
Why de?
- No reliable spelling rule decides this one, so de winst is learned together with the word.
- Every plural takes de, so it is de winsten whatever the singular takes.
- Every diminutive takes het: het winstje.
The rules for de and het, with the exceptions
Check the article of another noun
What de changes
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| this, these | deze winst | deze winsten |
| that, those | die winst | die winsten |
| which (the … that) | de winst die … | de winsten die … |
| our | onze winst | onze winsten |
Meaning in English
- profit
- gain, act or process of gaining
- gain, advantage, benefit
- victory (in a game)
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