De or het kassa?
de kassa
cash desk, checkout
/ˈkɑ.saː/
Forms
- Singular
- de kassa
- Plural
- de kassa's
- Diminutive
- het kassaatje
Why de?
- No reliable spelling rule decides this one, so de kassa is learned together with the word.
- Every plural takes de, so it is de kassa's whatever the singular takes.
- Every diminutive takes het: het kassaatje.
The rules for de and het, with the exceptions
What de changes
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| this, these | deze kassa | deze kassa's |
| that, those | die kassa | die kassa's |
| which (the … that) | de kassa die … | de kassa's die … |
| our | onze kassa | onze kassa's |
Meaning in English
- cash desk, checkout
- box office, booking office
- cash register, till
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