De or het eerstejaars?
de eerstejaars
a student or pupil in one's first year
/ˌeːr.stəˈjaːrs/
Article and plural
- Singular
- de eerstejaars
- Plural (meervoud)
- de eerstejaars
Why de?
- No reliable spelling rule decides this one, so de eerstejaars is learned together with the word.
- Every plural takes de, so it is de eerstejaars whatever the singular takes.
The rules for de and het, with the exceptions
Check the article of another noun
What de changes
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| this, these | deze eerstejaars | deze eerstejaars |
| that, those | die eerstejaars | die eerstejaars |
| which (the … that) | de eerstejaars die … | de eerstejaars die … |
| our | onze eerstejaars | onze eerstejaars |
Meaning in English
- a student or pupil in one's first year, in particular at a university or academic or vocational college
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