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