De or het ongelovige?
de ongelovige
a non-believer
/ˌɔŋ.ɣəˈloː.və.ɣə/
Article and plural
- Singular
- de ongelovige
- Plural (meervoud)
- de ongelovigen
Why de?
- No reliable spelling rule decides this one, so de ongelovige is learned together with the word.
- Every plural takes de, so it is de ongelovigen whatever the singular takes.
The rules for de and het, with the exceptions
Check the article of another noun
What de changes
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| this, these | deze ongelovige | deze ongelovigen |
| that, those | die ongelovige | die ongelovigen |
| which (the … that) | de ongelovige die … | de ongelovigen die … |
| our | onze ongelovige | onze ongelovigen |
Meaning in English
- a non-believer
- an infidel
Remember ongelovige with Spreek
Spreek keeps the Dutch words you meet, article included, reviews them with you and then has you use them in a spoken conversation.
FreeiPhone
(opens in a new tab)