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De or het gebruiker?

de gebruiker

user

/ɣəˈbrœy̯.kər/

Forms

Singular
de gebruiker
Plural
de gebruikers
Diminutive
het gebruikertje

Why de?

  • No reliable spelling rule decides this one, so de gebruiker is learned together with the word.
  • Every plural takes de, so it is de gebruikers whatever the singular takes.
  • Every diminutive takes het: het gebruikertje.

The rules for de and het, with the exceptions

Meaning in English

  1. user

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