De or het soep?
de soep
soup, liquid dish
/sup/
Forms
- Singular
- de soep
- Plural
- de soepen
- Diminutive
- het soepje
Why de?
- No reliable spelling rule decides this one, so de soep is learned together with the word.
- Every plural takes de, so it is de soepen whatever the singular takes.
- Every diminutive takes het: het soepje.
The rules for de and het, with the exceptions
What de changes
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| this, these | deze soep | deze soepen |
| that, those | die soep | die soepen |
| which (the … that) | de soep die … | de soepen die … |
| our | onze soep | onze soepen |
Meaning in English
- soup, liquid dish
- a mirky mess; chaos, trouble
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