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