De or het apotheek?
de apotheek
pharmacy, apothecary (a place where prescription drugs may be
/ɑ.poːˈteːk/
Forms
- Singular
- de apotheek
- Plural
- de apotheken
- Diminutive
- het apotheekje
Why de?
- No reliable spelling rule decides this one, so de apotheek is learned together with the word.
- Every plural takes de, so it is de apotheken whatever the singular takes.
- Every diminutive takes het: het apotheekje.
The rules for de and het, with the exceptions
What de changes
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| this, these | deze apotheek | deze apotheken |
| that, those | die apotheek | die apotheken |
| which (the … that) | de apotheek die … | de apotheken die … |
| our | onze apotheek | onze apotheken |
Meaning in English
- pharmacy, apothecary (a place where prescription drugs may be dispensed by an authorized pharmacologist)
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