De or het minister?
de minister
minister (a politician who heads a ministry)
/miˈnɪs.tər/
Article and plural
- Singular
- de minister
- Plural (meervoud)
- de ministers
- Diminutive
- het ministertje
Why de?
- No reliable spelling rule decides this one, so de minister is learned together with the word.
- Every plural takes de, so it is de ministers whatever the singular takes.
- Every diminutive takes het: het ministertje.
The rules for de and het, with the exceptions
Check the article of another noun
What de changes
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| this, these | deze minister | deze ministers |
| that, those | die minister | die ministers |
| which (the … that) | de minister die … | de ministers die … |
| our | onze minister | onze ministers |
Meaning in English
- minister (a politician who heads a ministry)
- a servant of a monastery, or assistant of a priest
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