De or het balie?
de balie
counter (table or board on which business is transacted)
/ˈbaː.li/
Forms
- Singular
- de balie
- Plural
- de balies
- Diminutive
- het balietje
Why de?
- No reliable spelling rule decides this one, so de balie is learned together with the word.
- Every plural takes de, so it is de balies whatever the singular takes.
- Every diminutive takes het: het balietje.
The rules for de and het, with the exceptions
What de changes
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| this, these | deze balie | deze balies |
| that, those | die balie | die balies |
| which (the … that) | de balie die … | de balies die … |
| our | onze balie | onze balies |
Meaning in English
- counter (table or board on which business is transacted)
- front desk, reception
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