De or het diagnose?
de diagnose
diagnosis
/ˌdi.ɑxˈnoː.zə/
Forms
- Singular
- de diagnose
- Plural
- de diagnoses
- Diminutive
- het diagnosetje
Why de?
- No reliable spelling rule decides this one, so de diagnose is learned together with the word.
- Every plural takes de, so it is de diagnoses whatever the singular takes.
- Every diminutive takes het: het diagnosetje.
The rules for de and het, with the exceptions
What de changes
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| this, these | deze diagnose | deze diagnoses |
| that, those | die diagnose | die diagnoses |
| which (the … that) | de diagnose die … | de diagnoses die … |
| our | onze diagnose | onze diagnoses |
Meaning in English
- diagnosis
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