De or het zieke?
de zieke
patient, sick person
/ˈzi.kə/
Article and plural
- Singular
- de zieke
- Plural (meervoud)
- de zieken
Why de?
- No reliable spelling rule decides this one, so de zieke is learned together with the word.
- Every plural takes de, so it is de zieken whatever the singular takes.
The rules for de and het, with the exceptions
Check the article of another noun
What de changes
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| this, these | deze zieke | deze zieken |
| that, those | die zieke | die zieken |
| which (the … that) | de zieke die … | de zieken die … |
| our | onze zieke | onze zieken |
Meaning in English
- patient, sick person
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