De or het profeet?
de profeet
prophet, a messenger chosen by God
/proːˈfeːt/
Article and plural
- Singular
- de profeet
- Plural (meervoud)
- de profeten
- Diminutive
- het profeetje
Why de?
- No reliable spelling rule decides this one, so de profeet is learned together with the word.
- Every plural takes de, so it is de profeten whatever the singular takes.
- Every diminutive takes het: het profeetje.
The rules for de and het, with the exceptions
Check the article of another noun
What de changes
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| this, these | deze profeet | deze profeten |
| that, those | die profeet | die profeten |
| which (the … that) | de profeet die … | de profeten die … |
| our | onze profeet | onze profeten |
Meaning in English
- prophet, a messenger chosen by God
- soothsayer, one who predicts the future
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