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