De or het zorg?
de zorg
care
/zɔrx/
Forms
- Singular
- de zorg
- Plural
- de zorgen
- Diminutive
- het zorgje
Why de?
- No reliable spelling rule decides this one, so de zorg is learned together with the word.
- Every plural takes de, so it is de zorgen whatever the singular takes.
- Every diminutive takes het: het zorgje.
The rules for de and het, with the exceptions
What de changes
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| this, these | deze zorg | deze zorgen |
| that, those | die zorg | die zorgen |
| which (the … that) | de zorg die … | de zorgen die … |
| our | onze zorg | onze zorgen |
Meaning in English
- care
- concern; worry
- healthcare, healthcare sector, healthcare services
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