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