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