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