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