De or het aanklager?
de aanklager
accuser
/ˈaːnˌklaː.ɣər/
Article and plural
- Singular
- de aanklager
- Plural (meervoud)
- de aanklagers
- Diminutive
- het aanklagertje
Why de?
- No reliable spelling rule decides this one, so de aanklager is learned together with the word.
- Every plural takes de, so it is de aanklagers whatever the singular takes.
- Every diminutive takes het: het aanklagertje.
The rules for de and het, with the exceptions
Check the article of another noun
What de changes
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| this, these | deze aanklager | deze aanklagers |
| that, those | die aanklager | die aanklagers |
| which (the … that) | de aanklager die … | de aanklagers die … |
| our | onze aanklager | onze aanklagers |
Meaning in English
- accuser
- prosecutor
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