De or het ontvoerder?
de ontvoerder
an abductor, a kidnapper (person who kidnaps someone)
/ˌɔntˈvur.dər/
Article and plural
- Singular
- de ontvoerder
- Plural (meervoud)
- de ontvoerders
- Diminutive
- het ontvoerdertje
Why de?
- No reliable spelling rule decides this one, so de ontvoerder is learned together with the word.
- Every plural takes de, so it is de ontvoerders whatever the singular takes.
- Every diminutive takes het: het ontvoerdertje.
The rules for de and het, with the exceptions
Check the article of another noun
What de changes
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| this, these | deze ontvoerder | deze ontvoerders |
| that, those | die ontvoerder | die ontvoerders |
| which (the … that) | de ontvoerder die … | de ontvoerders die … |
| our | onze ontvoerder | onze ontvoerders |
Meaning in English
- an abductor, a kidnapper (person who kidnaps someone)
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