De or het nieuweling?
de nieuweling
a newcomer, newbie, new (often inexperienced) user, member etc.
/ˈniu̯əˌlɪŋ/
Article and plural
- Singular
- de nieuweling
- Plural (meervoud)
- de nieuwelingen
- Diminutive
- het nieuwelingetje
Why de?
- Nouns ending in -ing almost always take de.
- Every plural takes de, so it is de nieuwelingen whatever the singular takes.
- Every diminutive takes het: het nieuwelingetje.
The rules for de and het, with the exceptions
Check the article of another noun
What de changes
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| this, these | deze nieuweling | deze nieuwelingen |
| that, those | die nieuweling | die nieuwelingen |
| which (the … that) | de nieuweling die … | de nieuwelingen die … |
| our | onze nieuweling | onze nieuwelingen |
Meaning in English
- a newcomer, newbie, new (often inexperienced) user, member etc.
- a novice, beginner, greenhorn, inexperienced player, participant etc.
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