De or het adviseur?
de adviseur
an adviser; someone who gives advice, counsels
/ˌɑt.fiˈzøːr/
Article and plural
- Singular
- de adviseur
- Plural (meervoud)
- de adviseurs
- Diminutive
- het adviseurtje
Why de?
- No reliable spelling rule decides this one, so de adviseur is learned together with the word.
- Every plural takes de, so it is de adviseurs whatever the singular takes.
- Every diminutive takes het: het adviseurtje.
The rules for de and het, with the exceptions
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What de changes
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| this, these | deze adviseur | deze adviseurs |
| that, those | die adviseur | die adviseurs |
| which (the … that) | de adviseur die … | de adviseurs die … |
| our | onze adviseur | onze adviseurs |
Meaning in English
- an adviser; someone who gives advice, counsels
- a hierarchical rank and title (usually for college graduates) in certain administrations, such as the Belgian federal and various lower-level public offices
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