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