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