De or het boter?
de boter
butter, a spread made from churned milk
/ˈboːtər/
Forms
- Singular
- de boter
- Plural
- de boters
- Diminutive
- het botertje
Why de?
- No reliable spelling rule decides this one, so de boter is learned together with the word.
- Every plural takes de, so it is de boters whatever the singular takes.
- Every diminutive takes het: het botertje.
The rules for de and het, with the exceptions
What de changes
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| this, these | deze boter | deze boters |
| that, those | die boter | die boters |
| which (the … that) | de boter die … | de boters die … |
| our | onze boter | onze boters |
Meaning in English
- butter, a spread made from churned milk
- a butter substitute, typically made of vegetable oils
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