De or het leidinggevende?
de leidinggevende
manager
/ˈlɛi̯.dɪŋˌɣeː.vən.də/
Forms
- Singular
- de leidinggevende
- Plural
- de leidinggevenden
Why de?
- No reliable spelling rule decides this one, so de leidinggevende is learned together with the word.
- Every plural takes de, so it is de leidinggevenden whatever the singular takes.
The rules for de and het, with the exceptions
Meaning in English
- manager
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