De or het huisgenoot?
de huisgenoot
housemate
/ˈɦœy̯s.xəˌnoːt/
Article and plural
- Singular
- de huisgenoot
- Plural (meervoud)
- de huisgenoten
- Diminutive
- het huisgenootje
Why de?
- No reliable spelling rule decides this one, so de huisgenoot is learned together with the word.
- Every plural takes de, so it is de huisgenoten whatever the singular takes.
- Every diminutive takes het: het huisgenootje.
The rules for de and het, with the exceptions
Check the article of another noun
What de changes
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| this, these | deze huisgenoot | deze huisgenoten |
| that, those | die huisgenoot | die huisgenoten |
| which (the … that) | de huisgenoot die … | de huisgenoten die … |
| our | onze huisgenoot | onze huisgenoten |
Meaning in English
- housemate
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