De or het oor?
het oor
ear
/oːr/
Forms
- Singular
- het oor
- Plural
- de oren
- Diminutive
- het oortje
Why het?
- No reliable spelling rule decides this one, so het oor is learned together with the word.
- Every plural takes de, so it is de oren whatever the singular takes.
- Every diminutive takes het: het oortje.
The rules for de and het, with the exceptions
What het changes
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| this, these | dit oor | deze oren |
| that, those | dat oor | die oren |
| which (the … that) | het oor dat … | de oren die … |
| our | ons oor | onze oren |
Meaning in English
- ear
- handle (of cup, mug)
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