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