De or het makelaar?
de makelaar
a broker, notably in stocks and other financial products
/ˈmaː.kəˌlaːr/
Article and plural
- Singular
- de makelaar
- Plural (meervoud)
- de makelaars
- Diminutive
- het makelaartje
Why de?
- No reliable spelling rule decides this one, so de makelaar is learned together with the word.
- Every plural takes de, so it is de makelaars whatever the singular takes.
- Every diminutive takes het: het makelaartje.
The rules for de and het, with the exceptions
Check the article of another noun
What de changes
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| this, these | deze makelaar | deze makelaars |
| that, those | die makelaar | die makelaars |
| which (the … that) | de makelaar die … | de makelaars die … |
| our | onze makelaar | onze makelaars |
Meaning in English
- a broker, notably in stocks and other financial products
- a real estate agent, broker in immovable property
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