De or het zang?
de zang
singing, song
/zɑŋ/
Article and plural
- Singular
- de zang
- Diminutive
- het zangetje
Why de?
- No reliable spelling rule decides this one, so de zang is learned together with the word.
- Every diminutive takes het: het zangetje.
The rules for de and het, with the exceptions
Check the article of another noun
What de changes
| Singular | |
|---|---|
| this, these | deze zang |
| that, those | die zang |
| which (the … that) | de zang die … |
| our | onze zang |
Meaning in English
- singing, song
Remember zang with Spreek
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