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