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