De or het oma?
de oma
grandma, granny, nan
/ˈoː.maː/
Forms
- Singular
- de oma
- Plural
- de oma's
- Diminutive
- het omaatje
Why de?
- No reliable spelling rule decides this one, so de oma is learned together with the word.
- Every plural takes de, so it is de oma's whatever the singular takes.
- Every diminutive takes het: het omaatje.
The rules for de and het, with the exceptions
What de changes
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| this, these | deze oma | deze oma's |
| that, those | die oma | die oma's |
| which (the … that) | de oma die … | de oma's die … |
| our | onze oma | onze oma's |
Meaning in English
- grandma, granny, nan
- any old woman
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