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