De or het aanwezige?
de aanwezige
someone who is present (e.g. a member of the audience)
/ˌaːnˈʋeː.zə.ɣə/
Article and plural
- Singular
- de aanwezige
- Plural (meervoud)
- de aanwezigen
Why de?
- No reliable spelling rule decides this one, so de aanwezige is learned together with the word.
- Every plural takes de, so it is de aanwezigen whatever the singular takes.
The rules for de and het, with the exceptions
Check the article of another noun
What de changes
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| this, these | deze aanwezige | deze aanwezigen |
| that, those | die aanwezige | die aanwezigen |
| which (the … that) | de aanwezige die … | de aanwezigen die … |
| our | onze aanwezige | onze aanwezigen |
Meaning in English
- someone who is present (e.g. a member of the audience)
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