De or het generator?
de generator
generator (one that generates)
Article and plural
- Singular
- de generator
- Plural (meervoud)
- de generatoren
- Diminutive
- het generatortje
Why de?
- No reliable spelling rule decides this one, so de generator is learned together with the word.
- Every plural takes de, so it is de generatoren whatever the singular takes.
- Every diminutive takes het: het generatortje.
The rules for de and het, with the exceptions
Check the article of another noun
What de changes
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| this, these | deze generator | deze generatoren |
| that, those | die generator | die generatoren |
| which (the … that) | de generator die … | de generatoren die … |
| our | onze generator | onze generatoren |
Meaning in English
- generator (one that generates)
- generator (machine that converts mechanical energy into electrical energy)
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