De or het buitenstaander?
de buitenstaander
an outsider
/ˈbœy̯.tə(n)ˌstaːn.dər/
Article and plural
- Singular
- de buitenstaander
- Plural (meervoud)
- de buitenstaanders
- Diminutive
- het buitenstaandertje
Why de?
- No reliable spelling rule decides this one, so de buitenstaander is learned together with the word.
- Every plural takes de, so it is de buitenstaanders whatever the singular takes.
- Every diminutive takes het: het buitenstaandertje.
The rules for de and het, with the exceptions
Check the article of another noun
What de changes
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| this, these | deze buitenstaander | deze buitenstaanders |
| that, those | die buitenstaander | die buitenstaanders |
| which (the … that) | de buitenstaander die … | de buitenstaanders die … |
| our | onze buitenstaander | onze buitenstaanders |
Meaning in English
- an outsider
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