De or het republikein?
de republikein
someone who favors a republic as a form of government; a republican
Article and plural
- Singular
- de republikein
- Plural (meervoud)
- de republikeinen
- Diminutive
- het republikeintje
Why de?
- No reliable spelling rule decides this one, so de republikein is learned together with the word.
- Every plural takes de, so it is de republikeinen whatever the singular takes.
- Every diminutive takes het: het republikeintje.
The rules for de and het, with the exceptions
Check the article of another noun
What de changes
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| this, these | deze republikein | deze republikeinen |
| that, those | die republikein | die republikeinen |
| which (the … that) | de republikein die … | de republikeinen die … |
| our | onze republikein | onze republikeinen |
Meaning in English
- someone who favors a republic as a form of government; a republican
- A member of the Republican Party of the United States.
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