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