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