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