De or het man?
de man
man, human male, either adult or age-irrespective
/mɑn/
Article and plural
- Singular
- de man
- Plural (meervoud)
- de mannen
- Diminutive
- het mannetje
Why de?
- No reliable spelling rule decides this one, so de man is learned together with the word.
- Every plural takes de, so it is de mannen whatever the singular takes.
- Every diminutive takes het: het mannetje.
The rules for de and het, with the exceptions
Check the article of another noun
What de changes
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| this, these | deze man | deze mannen |
| that, those | die man | die mannen |
| which (the … that) | de man die … | de mannen die … |
| our | onze man | onze mannen |
Meaning in English
- man, human male, either adult or age-irrespective
- husband, male spouse
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