De or het thee?
de thee
tea
/teː/
Forms
- Singular
- de thee
- Plural
- de theeën
- Diminutive
- het theetje
Why de?
- No reliable spelling rule decides this one, so de thee is learned together with the word.
- Every plural takes de, so it is de theeën whatever the singular takes.
- Every diminutive takes het: het theetje.
The rules for de and het, with the exceptions
What de changes
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| this, these | deze thee | deze theeën |
| that, those | die thee | die theeën |
| which (the … that) | de thee die … | de theeën die … |
| our | onze thee | onze theeën |
Meaning in English
- tea
- tea-time, tea break, meeting in which tea is served
- half-time
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