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