De or het minderjarige?
de minderjarige
minor, underage person
/ˌmɪn.dərˈjaː.rə.ɣə/
Article and plural
- Singular
- de minderjarige
- Plural (meervoud)
- de minderjarigen
Why de?
- No reliable spelling rule decides this one, so de minderjarige is learned together with the word.
- Every plural takes de, so it is de minderjarigen whatever the singular takes.
The rules for de and het, with the exceptions
Check the article of another noun
What de changes
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| this, these | deze minderjarige | deze minderjarigen |
| that, those | die minderjarige | die minderjarigen |
| which (the … that) | de minderjarige die … | de minderjarigen die … |
| our | onze minderjarige | onze minderjarigen |
Meaning in English
- minor, underage person
Remember minderjarige with Spreek
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