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