De or het brandblusser?
de brandblusser
fire extinguisher
/ˈbrɑntˌblʏ.sər/
Forms
- Singular
- de brandblusser
- Plural
- de brandblussers
- Diminutive
- het brandblussertje
Why de?
- No reliable spelling rule decides this one, so de brandblusser is learned together with the word.
- Every plural takes de, so it is de brandblussers whatever the singular takes.
- Every diminutive takes het: het brandblussertje.
The rules for de and het, with the exceptions
Meaning in English
- fire extinguisher
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