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