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