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