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