De or het bon?
de bon
receipt
/bɔn/
Forms
- Singular
- de bon
- Plural
- de bonnen
- Diminutive
- het bonnetje
Why de?
- No reliable spelling rule decides this one, so de bon is learned together with the word.
- Every plural takes de, so it is de bonnen whatever the singular takes.
- Every diminutive takes het: het bonnetje.
The rules for de and het, with the exceptions
What de changes
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| this, these | deze bon | deze bonnen |
| that, those | die bon | die bonnen |
| which (the … that) | de bon die … | de bonnen die … |
| our | onze bon | onze bonnen |
Meaning in English
- receipt
- ticket, fine (e.g. for speeding)
- voucher
Remember bon with Spreek
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