De or het leidinggevende?
de leidinggevende
manager
/ˈlɛi̯.dɪŋˌɣeː.vən.də/
Article and plural
- Singular
- de leidinggevende
- Plural (meervoud)
- 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
Check the article of another noun
What de changes
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| this, these | deze leidinggevende | deze leidinggevenden |
| that, those | die leidinggevende | die leidinggevenden |
| which (the … that) | de leidinggevende die … | de leidinggevenden die … |
| our | onze leidinggevende | onze leidinggevenden |
Meaning in English
- manager
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