De or het boogschutter?
de boogschutter
an archer (one who shoots an arrow from a bow or a bolt from a
/ˈboːxˌsxʏtər/
Article and plural
- Singular
- de boogschutter
- Plural (meervoud)
- de boogschutters
- Diminutive
- het boogschuttertje
Why de?
- No reliable spelling rule decides this one, so de boogschutter is learned together with the word.
- Every plural takes de, so it is de boogschutters whatever the singular takes.
- Every diminutive takes het: het boogschuttertje.
The rules for de and het, with the exceptions
Check the article of another noun
What de changes
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| this, these | deze boogschutter | deze boogschutters |
| that, those | die boogschutter | die boogschutters |
| which (the … that) | de boogschutter die … | de boogschutters die … |
| our | onze boogschutter | onze boogschutters |
Meaning in English
- an archer (one who shoots an arrow from a bow or a bolt from a crossbow), especially a bowman or bowwoman
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