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