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