De or het broeder?
de broeder
brother, male sibling
/ˈbrudər/
Article and plural
- Singular
- de broeder
- Plural (meervoud)
- de broeders
- Diminutive
- het broedertje
Why de?
- No reliable spelling rule decides this one, so de broeder is learned together with the word.
- Every plural takes de, so it is de broeders whatever the singular takes.
- Every diminutive takes het: het broedertje.
The rules for de and het, with the exceptions
Check the article of another noun
What de changes
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| this, these | deze broeder | deze broeders |
| that, those | die broeder | die broeders |
| which (the … that) | de broeder die … | de broeders die … |
| our | onze broeder | onze broeders |
Meaning in English
- brother, male sibling
- friar, member -especially non-priest- of certain ecclesiastical (notably Catholic clerical) groups
- member of a brotherhood, fraternity, order etc.; brother (fictive male kin member)
- male medical nurse
- colleague, especially if member of a corporation or other profession-related organization
- fellow faithful, especially in certain sects, such as the Hussite Moravian Brothers
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