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