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