De or het printer?
de printer
a printer (electronic device for printing papers or three-dimentional
/ˈprɪn.tər/
Article and plural
- Singular
- de printer
- Plural (meervoud)
- de printers
- Diminutive
- het printertje
Why de?
- No reliable spelling rule decides this one, so de printer is learned together with the word.
- Every plural takes de, so it is de printers whatever the singular takes.
- Every diminutive takes het: het printertje.
The rules for de and het, with the exceptions
Check the article of another noun
What de changes
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| this, these | deze printer | deze printers |
| that, those | die printer | die printers |
| which (the … that) | de printer die … | de printers die … |
| our | onze printer | onze printers |
Meaning in English
- a printer (electronic device for printing papers or three-dimentional objects)
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