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