De or het pincode?
de pincode
personal identification number
/ˈpɪnˌkoː.də/
Forms
- Singular
- de pincode
- Plural
- de pincodes
- Diminutive
- het pincodetje
Why de?
- No reliable spelling rule decides this one, so de pincode is learned together with the word.
- Every plural takes de, so it is de pincodes whatever the singular takes.
- Every diminutive takes het: het pincodetje.
The rules for de and het, with the exceptions
What de changes
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| this, these | deze pincode | deze pincodes |
| that, those | die pincode | die pincodes |
| which (the … that) | de pincode die … | de pincodes die … |
| our | onze pincode | onze pincodes |
Meaning in English
- personal identification number
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