De or het buitenlander?
de buitenlander
foreigner, alien (person from outside one's country)
/ˈbœy̯.tə(n)ˌlɑn.dər/
Article and plural
- Singular
- de buitenlander
- Plural (meervoud)
- de buitenlanders
- Diminutive
- het buitenlandertje
Why de?
- No reliable spelling rule decides this one, so de buitenlander is learned together with the word.
- Every plural takes de, so it is de buitenlanders whatever the singular takes.
- Every diminutive takes het: het buitenlandertje.
The rules for de and het, with the exceptions
Check the article of another noun
What de changes
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| this, these | deze buitenlander | deze buitenlanders |
| that, those | die buitenlander | die buitenlanders |
| which (the … that) | de buitenlander die … | de buitenlanders die … |
| our | onze buitenlander | onze buitenlanders |
Meaning in English
- foreigner, alien (person from outside one's country)
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