No. 387 in Macedonian
дете
Child.
In a sentence
Детето трча низ парк.
The child is running through the park.
Дете (child) is used in singular form as a subject to indicate a young person.
Таа жена има три деца.
That woman has three children.
Деца (children) is the plural form of дете, used to denote multiple young persons.
Секое дете заслужува љубов.
Every child deserves love.
Дете (child) is used in a general, collective sense to represent an idea about all young individuals.
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