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