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