De or het partner?
de partner
partner, love interest, romantic and/or sexual companion
/ˈpɑrt.nər/
Forms
- Singular
- de partner
- Plural
- de partners
- Diminutive
- het partnertje
Why de?
- No reliable spelling rule decides this one, so de partner is learned together with the word.
- Every plural takes de, so it is de partners whatever the singular takes.
- Every diminutive takes het: het partnertje.
The rules for de and het, with the exceptions
Meaning in English
- partner, love interest, romantic and/or sexual companion
- partner, companion (someone whom one engages in business)
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