De or het christen?
de christen
Christian
/ˈkrɪs.tən/
Article and plural
- Singular
- de christen
- Plural (meervoud)
- de christenen
- Diminutive
- het christentje
Why de?
- No reliable spelling rule decides this one, so de christen is learned together with the word.
- Every plural takes de, so it is de christenen whatever the singular takes.
- Every diminutive takes het: het christentje.
The rules for de and het, with the exceptions
Check the article of another noun
What de changes
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| this, these | deze christen | deze christenen |
| that, those | die christen | die christenen |
| which (the … that) | de christen die … | de christenen die … |
| our | onze christen | onze christenen |
Meaning in English
- Christian
Remember christen with Spreek
Spreek keeps the Dutch words you meet, article included, reviews them with you and then has you use them in a spoken conversation.
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