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