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