De or het indiaan?
de indiaan
Native American, Indian, First Nations person
/ˌɪn.diˈaːn/
Article and plural
- Singular
- de indiaan
- Plural (meervoud)
- de indianen
- Diminutive
- het indiaantje
Why de?
- No reliable spelling rule decides this one, so de indiaan is learned together with the word.
- Every plural takes de, so it is de indianen whatever the singular takes.
- Every diminutive takes het: het indiaantje.
The rules for de and het, with the exceptions
Check the article of another noun
What de changes
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| this, these | deze indiaan | deze indianen |
| that, those | die indiaan | die indianen |
| which (the … that) | de indiaan die … | de indianen die … |
| our | onze indiaan | onze indianen |
Meaning in English
- Native American, Indian, First Nations person
Remember indiaan with Spreek
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