De or het kinderopvang?
de kinderopvang
childcare, nursery
/ˌkɪn.dərˈɔp.fɑŋ/
Forms
- Singular
- de kinderopvang
- Plural
- de kinderopvangen
Why de?
- No reliable spelling rule decides this one, so de kinderopvang is learned together with the word.
- Every plural takes de, so it is de kinderopvangen whatever the singular takes.
The rules for de and het, with the exceptions
What de changes
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| this, these | deze kinderopvang | deze kinderopvangen |
| that, those | die kinderopvang | die kinderopvangen |
| which (the … that) | de kinderopvang die … | de kinderopvangen die … |
| our | onze kinderopvang | onze kinderopvangen |
Meaning in English
- childcare, nursery
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