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