De or het wolf?
de wolf
wolf (Canis lupus; the largest wild member of the canine subfamily)
/ʋɔlf/
Article and plural
- Singular
- de wolf
- Plural (meervoud)
- de wolven
- Diminutive
- het wolfje
Why de?
- No reliable spelling rule decides this one, so de wolf is learned together with the word.
- Every plural takes de, so it is de wolven whatever the singular takes.
- Every diminutive takes het: het wolfje.
The rules for de and het, with the exceptions
Check the article of another noun
What de changes
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| this, these | deze wolf | deze wolven |
| that, those | die wolf | die wolven |
| which (the … that) | de wolf die … | de wolven die … |
| our | onze wolf | onze wolven |
Meaning in English
- wolf (Canis lupus; the largest wild member of the canine subfamily)
- one of many other canids of the family Canidae, especially of the genus Canis
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