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De or het leerling?

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de leerling

a learner, someone who learns

/ˈleːr.lɪŋ/

Forms

Singular
de leerling
Plural
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

Meaning in English

  1. a learner, someone who learns
  2. someone formally enrolled for some education: a pupil, student, apprentice, disciple

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