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