De or het brandweerman?
de brandweerman
a fireman, male member of a fire department
/ˈbrɑnt.ʋeːrˌmɑn/
Article and plural
- Singular
- de brandweerman
- Plural (meervoud)
- de brandweermannen
- Diminutive
- het brandweermannetje
Why de?
- No reliable spelling rule decides this one, so de brandweerman is learned together with the word.
- Every plural takes de, so it is de brandweermannen whatever the singular takes.
- Every diminutive takes het: het brandweermannetje.
The rules for de and het, with the exceptions
Check the article of another noun
What de changes
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| this, these | deze brandweerman | deze brandweermannen |
| that, those | die brandweerman | die brandweermannen |
| which (the … that) | de brandweerman die … | de brandweermannen die … |
| our | onze brandweerman | onze brandweermannen |
Meaning in English
- a fireman, male member of a fire department
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