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