De or het gehandicapte?
de gehandicapte
handicapped person
/ɣəˈɦɛn.di.kɛp.tə/
Article and plural
- Singular
- de gehandicapte
- Plural (meervoud)
- de gehandicapten
Why de?
- No reliable spelling rule decides this one, so de gehandicapte is learned together with the word.
- Every plural takes de, so it is de gehandicapten 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 gehandicapte | deze gehandicapten |
| that, those | die gehandicapte | die gehandicapten |
| which (the … that) | de gehandicapte die … | de gehandicapten die … |
| our | onze gehandicapte | onze gehandicapten |
Meaning in English
- handicapped person
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