De or het bedrieger?
de bedrieger
deceiver, cheater, fraudster
/bəˈdri.ɣər/
Article and plural
- Singular
- de bedrieger
- Plural (meervoud)
- de bedriegers
- Diminutive
- het bedriegertje
Why de?
- No reliable spelling rule decides this one, so de bedrieger is learned together with the word.
- Every plural takes de, so it is de bedriegers whatever the singular takes.
- Every diminutive takes het: het bedriegertje.
The rules for de and het, with the exceptions
Check the article of another noun
What de changes
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| this, these | deze bedrieger | deze bedriegers |
| that, those | die bedrieger | die bedriegers |
| which (the … that) | de bedrieger die … | de bedriegers die … |
| our | onze bedrieger | onze bedriegers |
Meaning in English
- deceiver, cheater, fraudster
- crook, hustler, impostor
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