De or het tand?
de tand
natural tooth, more specifically incisor
/tɑnt/
Forms
- Singular
- de tand
- Plural
- de tanden
- Diminutive
- het tandje
Why de?
- No reliable spelling rule decides this one, so de tand is learned together with the word.
- Every plural takes de, so it is de tanden whatever the singular takes.
- Every diminutive takes het: het tandje.
The rules for de and het, with the exceptions
What de changes
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| this, these | deze tand | deze tanden |
| that, those | die tand | die tanden |
| which (the … that) | de tand die … | de tanden die … |
| our | onze tand | onze tanden |
Meaning in English
- natural tooth, more specifically incisor
- artificial object of similar shape and/or purpose, as on a cartwheel
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