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