De or het advocaat?
de advocaat
attorney, lawyer
/ɑdvoːˈkaːt/
Article and plural
- Singular
- de advocaat
- Plural (meervoud)
- de advocaten
- Diminutive
- het advocaatje
Why de?
- No reliable spelling rule decides this one, so de advocaat is learned together with the word.
- Every plural takes de, so it is de advocaten whatever the singular takes.
- Every diminutive takes het: het advocaatje.
The rules for de and het, with the exceptions
Check the article of another noun
What de changes
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| this, these | deze advocaat | deze advocaten |
| that, those | die advocaat | die advocaten |
| which (the … that) | de advocaat die … | de advocaten die … |
| our | onze advocaat | onze advocaten |
Meaning in English
- attorney, lawyer
- an alcoholic beverage made of liquor or pure alcohol, egg yolks and sugar or honey, similar to eggnog; advocaat
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