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