De or het sleutelbos?
de sleutelbos
a set of keys kept together by one or more key rings or a key chain
/ˈsløː.təlˌbɔs/
Forms
- Singular
- de sleutelbos
- Plural
- de sleutelbossen
- Diminutive
- het sleutelbosje
Why de?
- No reliable spelling rule decides this one, so de sleutelbos is learned together with the word.
- Every plural takes de, so it is de sleutelbossen whatever the singular takes.
- Every diminutive takes het: het sleutelbosje.
The rules for de and het, with the exceptions
What de changes
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| this, these | deze sleutelbos | deze sleutelbossen |
| that, those | die sleutelbos | die sleutelbossen |
| which (the … that) | de sleutelbos die … | de sleutelbossen die … |
| our | onze sleutelbos | onze sleutelbossen |
Meaning in English
- a set of keys kept together by one or more key rings or a key chain
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