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