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