De or het leerling?
de leerling
a learner, someone who learns
/ˈleːr.lɪŋ/
Article and plural
- Singular
- de leerling
- Plural (meervoud)
- de leerlingen
- Diminutive
- het leerlingetje
Why de?
- Nouns ending in -ing almost always take de.
- Every plural takes de, so it is de leerlingen whatever the singular takes.
- Every diminutive takes het: het leerlingetje.
The rules for de and het, with the exceptions
Check the article of another noun
What de changes
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| this, these | deze leerling | deze leerlingen |
| that, those | die leerling | die leerlingen |
| which (the … that) | de leerling die … | de leerlingen die … |
| our | onze leerling | onze leerlingen |
Meaning in English
- a learner, someone who learns
- someone formally enrolled for some education: a pupil, student, apprentice, disciple
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