De or het afspraak?
de afspraak
appointment, date
/ˈɑfˌspraːk/
Forms
- Singular
- de afspraak
- Plural
- de afspraken
- Diminutive
- het afspraakje
Why de?
- No reliable spelling rule decides this one, so de afspraak is learned together with the word.
- Every plural takes de, so it is de afspraken whatever the singular takes.
- Every diminutive takes het: het afspraakje.
The rules for de and het, with the exceptions
What de changes
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| this, these | deze afspraak | deze afspraken |
| that, those | die afspraak | die afspraken |
| which (the … that) | de afspraak die … | de afspraken die … |
| our | onze afspraak | onze afspraken |
Meaning in English
- appointment, date
- arrangement, agreement, understanding
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