De or het zuster?
de zuster
sister (female sibling)
/ˈzʏstər/
Article and plural
- Singular
- de zuster
- Plural (meervoud)
- de zusters
- Diminutive
- het zustertje
Why de?
- No reliable spelling rule decides this one, so de zuster is learned together with the word.
- Every plural takes de, so it is de zusters whatever the singular takes.
- Every diminutive takes het: het zustertje.
The rules for de and het, with the exceptions
Check the article of another noun
What de changes
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| this, these | deze zuster | deze zusters |
| that, those | die zuster | die zusters |
| which (the … that) | de zuster die … | de zusters die … |
| our | onze zuster | onze zusters |
Meaning in English
- sister (female sibling)
- sister (fictive female kin member)
- sister (nun)
- nurse (woman who provides care for the ill)
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