De or het ambulance?
de ambulance
ambulance (emergency vehicle)
/ˌɑm.byˈlɑn.sə/
Forms
- Singular
- de ambulance
- Plural
- de ambulances
Why de?
- No reliable spelling rule decides this one, so de ambulance is learned together with the word.
- Every plural takes de, so it is de ambulances whatever the singular takes.
The rules for de and het, with the exceptions
What de changes
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| this, these | deze ambulance | deze ambulances |
| that, those | die ambulance | die ambulances |
| which (the … that) | de ambulance die … | de ambulances die … |
| our | onze ambulance | onze ambulances |
Meaning in English
- ambulance (emergency vehicle)
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