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