De or het kapitein?
de kapitein
captain (person in command of a ship)
/kaː.piˈtɛi̯n/
Article and plural
- Singular
- de kapitein
- Plural (meervoud)
- de kapiteins
- Diminutive
- het kapiteintje
Why de?
- No reliable spelling rule decides this one, so de kapitein is learned together with the word.
- Every plural takes de, so it is de kapiteins whatever the singular takes.
- Every diminutive takes het: het kapiteintje.
The rules for de and het, with the exceptions
Check the article of another noun
What de changes
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| this, these | deze kapitein | deze kapiteins |
| that, those | die kapitein | die kapiteins |
| which (the … that) | de kapitein die … | de kapiteins die … |
| our | onze kapitein | onze kapiteins |
Meaning in English
- captain (person in command of a ship)
- captain (military officer)
- Amerindian or Maroon tribal village chief
- leader of an ethnic group appointed or recognized by Dutch colonial authorities
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