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De or het ouder?

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de ouder

parent, father or mother; by extension a substitute caregiver

/ˈɑu̯dər/

Forms

Singular
de ouder
Plural
de ouders
Diminutive
het oudertje

Why de?

  • No reliable spelling rule decides this one, so de ouder is learned together with the word.
  • Every plural takes de, so it is de ouders whatever the singular takes.
  • Every diminutive takes het: het oudertje.

The rules for de and het, with the exceptions

Meaning in English

  1. parent, father or mother; by extension a substitute caregiver

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