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