De or het cursus?
de cursus
an educational course
/ˈkʏr.zʏs/
Forms
- Singular
- de cursus
- Plural
- de cursussen
- Diminutive
- het cursusje
Why de?
- No reliable spelling rule decides this one, so de cursus is learned together with the word.
- Every plural takes de, so it is de cursussen whatever the singular takes.
- Every diminutive takes het: het cursusje.
The rules for de and het, with the exceptions
What de changes
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| this, these | deze cursus | deze cursussen |
| that, those | die cursus | die cursussen |
| which (the … that) | de cursus die … | de cursussen die … |
| our | onze cursus | onze cursussen |
Meaning in English
- an educational course, on its own or as part of an academic or evening school curriculum
- the documentation associated with a course, usually compiled by teachers themselves
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