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