De or het lift?
de lift
a lift, an elevator
/lɪft/
Forms
- Singular
- de lift
- Plural
- de liften
- Diminutive
- het liftje
Why de?
- No reliable spelling rule decides this one, so de lift is learned together with the word.
- Every plural takes de, so it is de liften whatever the singular takes.
- Every diminutive takes het: het liftje.
The rules for de and het, with the exceptions
What de changes
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| this, these | deze lift | deze liften |
| that, those | die lift | die liften |
| which (the … that) | de lift die … | de liften die … |
| our | onze lift | onze liften |
Meaning in English
- a lift, an elevator
- a free ride, a lift
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