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