De or het lezer?
de lezer
a reader, person who reads a text
/ˈleː.zər/
Article and plural
- Singular
- de lezer
- Plural (meervoud)
- de lezers
- Diminutive
- het lezertje
Why de?
- No reliable spelling rule decides this one, so de lezer is learned together with the word.
- Every plural takes de, so it is de lezers whatever the singular takes.
- Every diminutive takes het: het lezertje.
The rules for de and het, with the exceptions
Check the article of another noun
What de changes
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| this, these | deze lezer | deze lezers |
| that, those | die lezer | die lezers |
| which (the … that) | de lezer die … | de lezers die … |
| our | onze lezer | onze lezers |
Meaning in English
- a reader, person who reads a text
- a reader, device to read one or more parameters, often numerically expressed, or a whole encrypted (e.g. audio-visual) file
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