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De or het huurder?

de huurder

hirer, renter (one who hires something)

Article and plural

Singular
de huurder
Plural (meervoud)
de huurders
Diminutive
het huurdertje

Why de?

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

The rules for de and het, with the exceptions

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What de changes

SingularPlural
this, thesedeze huurderdeze huurders
that, thosedie huurderdie huurders
which (the … that)de huurder die …de huurders die …
ouronze huurderonze huurders

Meaning in English

  1. hirer, renter (one who hires something)
  2. tenant (of real estate, notably a home or room or apartment)

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