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